Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia flava (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 513 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to S. Iran. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Sudan, Tanzania, Western Sahara, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aylmer, G. [117], Sudan Acacia flava K000627118 No
Jul 29, 2003 Nassar, M. [1], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627108 No
Oct 1, 1993 Prendergast, H.D.V. [590], Oman Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627104 No
Aug 16, 1993 Zohrab, J. [144], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627107 No
Aug 10, 1993 Prendergast, H.D.V. [594], Oman Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627105 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wilcox, C. [135], Qatar Acacia ehrenbergiana K000511873 No
Jan 1, 1993 Collenette, J.S. [739], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627101 No
Jan 1, 1993 Collenette, J.S. [5808], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627102 No
Jan 1, 1993 Gilliland, H.B. [7194], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627110 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wilcox, C. [135], Qatar Acacia ehrenbergiana K000511872 No
Jan 1, 1993 Collenette, J.S. [121], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627109 No
Jan 1, 1993 Collenette, J.S. [4145], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627099 No
Jan 1, 1993 Collenette, J.S. [1585], Saudi Arabia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627100 No
Jan 1, 1977 Boulos, L. [11137], Qatar Acacia ehrenbergiana K000511874 No
Aug 1, 1975 Bally, P.R.O. [6960], Sudan Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627114 No
Aug 1, 1975 Aylmer, G. [24], Sudan Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627119 No
Apr 1, 1969 Letouzey, R. [7328], Cameroon Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627116 No
Parsa, A. [636], Iran Acacia ehrenbergiana K000791110 Yes
Leonard, J.J.G. [4779], Egypt Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627095 No
Boulos, L. [18507], Egypt Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627096 No
El Hadidi, M.N. [7022], Egypt Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627106 No
Leonard, J.J.G. [5901], Iran Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627093 No
Leonard, J.J.G. [5885], Iran Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627094 No
Khattab [6225], Egypt Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627098 No
Chipp, T.F. [69], Algeria Acacia ehrenbergiana K000511875 No
Friis, I. [10609], Ethiopia Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627115 No
Leonard, J.J.G. [5032], Sudan Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627113 No
Boulos, L. [18483], Egypt Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627097 No
Bounougou E. [45], Cameroon Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627117 No
Thulin, M. [9989], United Arab Emirates Acacia ehrenbergiana K000627103 No

Sources

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/