Terrible acacia

Terrible acacia
	Terrible Acacia ( Acacia horrida )
Systematics
Order :	Fabales (Fabales)
Family :	Legumes (Fabaceae)
Subfamily :	Mimosa family (Mimosoideae)
Tribe :	Acacias (Acacieae)
Genre :	Vachellia
Type :	Terrible acacia
Scientific name
	Vachellia horrida
	( L. ) Kyal. & Boatwr.

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Vachellia horrida ; Inflorescence, thorns and leaves

Vachellia horrida fruits

The terrible acacia ( Vachellia horrida (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr. , Syn .: Acacia horrida (L.) Willd. , Acacia latronum (L. f.) Willd. , Mimosa horrida L. , Mimosa latronum L. f. , Acacia horrida chip. ) is a plant from the genus of Vachellia within the family Leguminosae (Fabaceae).

description

The terrible acacia is a heavily thorny bush or small tree that reaches heights of growth of 2–4 meters or higher. The short-stalked leaves are bipinnate, the elliptical to elongated, thick leaflets are up to 6 mm long. Extra-floral nectaries are present on the petioles . The light to grayish-white, pointed thorns can be over 10 cm long, they are usually paired and grown together. The larger thorns are often hollow. The short and glass brush-shaped inflorescences are loose, whitish and axillary spikes , they appear individually or in pairs. The small four-fold flowers have many long protruding stamens and an upper ovary with a long, laterally attached style. The petals are cream-colored.

Blackish, flattened and sickle-shaped to straight, about 2.5-5 cm x 1-2 cm legumes with up to four seeds are formed. The light brownish seeds are elliptical, flattened and about 5 mm in size.

distribution

The Vachellia horrida occurs in India , Ethiopia , Kenya , Uganda , Somalia and Sudan .

literature

Vachellia horrida at KEW Science.

Web links

Commons : Terrible Acacia ( Vachellia horrida ) - album containing pictures, videos and audio files

Terrible Acacia (Acacia horrida) in the Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved February 27, 2018.

Individual evidence

^ Vachellia horrida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved March 22, 2017.

[GRIN-1] Vachellia horrida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved March 22, 2017.