Distribution
Native to:
Ethiopia, Kenya, Socotra, Somalia, Yemen
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Acacia edgeworthii T.Anderson in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 1): 18 (1860)
- Acacia erioloba Edgew. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16: 1215 (1847), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acacia balfourii Woodrow in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 11: 429 (1898)
- Acacia bricchettiana Chiov. in Ann. Bot. (Rome) 13: 396 (1915)
- Acacia erythraea Chiov. in Fl. Somala 1: 163 (1929)
- Acacia gloveri Gilliland in Kew Bull. 6: 139 (1951)
- Acacia humifusa Chiov. in Fl. Somala 1: 163 (1929), nom. illeg.
- Acacia pseudosocotrana Chiov. in Fl. Somala 1: 161 (1929)
- Acacia socotrana Balf.f. in Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 11: 511 (1882)
- Acacia sultani Chiov. in Fl. Somala 1: 162 (1929)
- Acacia turnbulliana Brenan in Kew Bull. 12: 370 (1957 publ. 1958)
- Vachellia bricchettiana (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 511 (2013)
- Vachellia turnbulliana (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 518 (2013)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flora of Somalia
- Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gilbert, M.G. [1149], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058758 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Bally, P.R.O. [15251], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058762 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gilbert, M.G. [1257], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058755 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gilbert, M.G. [1385], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058756 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gilbert, M.G. [1602], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058754 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Bally, P.R.O. [2144], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058751 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gillett, J.B. [19731], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058760 | Yes | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Stannard, B. [1012], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058750 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gillett, J.B. [13364], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058763 | No | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Gillett, J.B. [20602], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058759 | Yes | |
| Oct 1, 1993 | Hemming, C.F. [1298], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058753 | No | |
| Gilbert, M.G. [1286], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058764 | No | ||
| Gilbert, M.G. [1349], Kenya | Acacia turnbulliana | K000058765 | No | ||
| May 8, 1972 | Glover [388], Somalia | Acacia bricchettiana | K000244266 | Yes | |
| Acacia balfourii | K000244268 | Yes | |||
| Jan 1, 1993 | Anderson, T. [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791121 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1993 | s.coll. [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791119 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1993 | Thomson [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791117 | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1993 | Anderson, T. [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791122 | Yes | |
| Jun 16, 1957 | Glover, P.E. [766], Somalia | Acacia edgeworthii | K000244264 | Yes | |
| Jun 16, 1957 | Kerr, A.F.G. [P1], Somalia | Acacia edgeworthii | K000244265 | Yes | |
| Mar 4, 1957 | Gillet JB [13333], Kenya | Acacia edgeworthii | K000058766 | Yes | |
| Mar 4, 1957 | Gillet JB [13283], Kenya | Acacia edgeworthii | K000058767 | No | |
| Thomson [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791120 | Yes | ||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Yemen | Acacia edgeworthii | K000791118 | Yes |
Sources
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images