Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia leucospira (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 514 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Somalia

Synonyms

Homotypic 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

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fagg, C.W. [80], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511510 No
Hemming, C.F. [1849], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511515 No
Gillett, J.B. [21937], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511509 No
Fagg, C.W. [81], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511508 No
Hassan, A.S. [212], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511511 No
Lavranos, J.J. [23492], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511517 No
Gillett, J.B. [23435], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511512 No
Gillett, J.B. [23109], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511513 No
Hassan, A.S. [89], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511516 No
Hemming, C.F. [1404], Somalia Acacia leucospira K000511514 No

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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