Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 517 (2013)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Acacia heteracantha Burch. in Trav. S. Africa 1: 389 (1822)
- Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan in Kew Bull. 12: 88 (1957)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acacia litakunensis Burch. in Trav. S. Africa 2: 452 (1824)
- Acacia maras Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 24 (1888)
- Acacia spirocarpoides Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 23 (1888)
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
- Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- 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:
Sources
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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