Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger

First published in Phytologia 87: 164 (2005 publ. 2006)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Venezuela and Peru. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 537–1500 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Cauca, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 537 - 1500 m.; Andes, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
Vernacular
Carbon
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0