Vachellia luederitzii var. retinens (Sim) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Variety

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vachellia > Vachellia luederitzii

Characteristics

Shrub or tree, up to 15 m high. Larger spines 30-55 mm long, 8-18 mm in diameter, basally inflated, usually + uncinate-deflexed near apex; straight, elongate nonin-flated spines absent. Flowers yellowish white.
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Larger spines 3-5.5 cm long, 0.8-1.8 cm in diam. basally, inflated, usually ± uncinate-deflexed near the apex; straight elongate non-inflated spines absent.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food food fuel gene source material medicinal social use
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vachellia luederitzii var. retinens world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131743-1
WFO ID wfo-0001384767
COL ID 7N2YR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia gillettiae Acacia retinens Vachellia luederitzii var. retinens