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Taxon:
Vachellia karroo
(Hayne) Banfi & Galasso
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Vachellia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
465190
Place of publication:
Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149:149. 2008
Verified:
05/11/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
1
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia karroo
Hayne
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia capensis
Burch.
Acacia dekindtiana
A. Chev.
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Reference(s)
Kyalangalilwa, B. & J. S. Boatwright.
2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of
Acacia
s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in
Vachellia
and
Senegalia
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:513.
van Wyck, B. E.
2012. Review of
Fabaceae
Southern Africa data for
World Economic Plants
, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Note:
recognizes
Acacia karroo
Hayne
Common names
English
karroothorn –
Reference(s)
karrothorn –
Reference(s)
sweet-thorn –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
soetdoring –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
s.
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Eastern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Western Cape
2
Cultivated
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
2
Cultivated
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Native
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
(s.),
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Cultivated
Africa
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson.
1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Environmental
erosion control
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Fuels
fuelwood
Barnes, R. D. et al.
1996.
Acacia karroo
: monograph and annotated bibliography. Trop. Forest. Pap. Commonw. Forest. Inst. 32:1-77.
Materials
fiber
Lock, J. M. & K. Simpson.
1991. Legumes of West Asia: a checklist
Materials
gum/resin
Lock, J. M.
1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Materials
tannin/dyestuff
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Medicines
folklore
Timberlake, J. et al.
1999. Field guide to the acacias of Zimbabwe.
Name
References