Vachellia farnesiana

Characteristics
Angiosperms (Dicots)
FABACEAE
Vachellia
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Sweet Acacia; Mealy Wattle; Needle Bush
Tree
Perennial
Vascular
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Some authors (Isley 1990) recognize Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small (=Acacia smallii Isley) as distinct from Vachellia farnesiana based on leaflet venation and leaflet length. If applied here, ours would be Vachellia densiflora.
Native FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
Fabales
Vachellia
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. - Sweet Acacia; Mealy Wattle; Needle Bush
Citation
Vachellia farnesiana (L.)Wight & Arn, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 272. 1834.
Mimosa farnesiana Linnaeus 1753.
Cult. in Italy (lectotype: Aldinus, Exact. Descr. Pl. Romae Hort. Farnes. 2: pl. 4. 1625). Lectotypified by J. H. Ross, Bothalia 11: 471-472. 1975.
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Specimens and Distribution

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