Plant Details

Accepted name:: Vachellia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi
Infraspecies:: 4

Vachellia tortilis subsp. campoptila (Schweinf.) Ragup., Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin

Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana (Savi) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Vachellia tortilis subsp. tortilis

No non-scientific names for this plant in the MPNS resource.

Kew's taxonomic resources include 11 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Acacia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Brenan Kew Bull. 12: 88 (1957).
Acacia gummifera (Forssk.) Delile Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 79 (1813), nom. illeg.
Acacia pappii Gand. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 458 (1913).
Acacia spirocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 239 (1848).
Acacia spirocarpa var. major Schweinf. Linnaea 35: 323 (1867).
Acacia spirocarpa f. pubescens A.Terracc. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 110 (1893).
Acacia tortilis var. crinita Chiov. Res. Sci. Somalia Ital. 1: 71 (1916).
Acacia tortilis f. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty Candollea 11: 144 (1948).
Acacia tortilis var. spirocarpa Brenan Kew Bull. 12: 88 (1957).
Mimosa gummifera Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: cxxiv (1775).
Vachellia tortilis var. crinita (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 517 (2013).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Brenan	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)

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