Vachellia macracantha (humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger

Species

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Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 10 m tall. It varies a lot. It has large spines on the branches. The crown is flat. The leaves are alternate and have leaflets along the stalk. The flowers have 5 small petals and long yellow stamens. They are arranged in round clusters. The fruit is a brown pod with brown seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Shrubby vegetation, successional fields, edge of roads, thorn-scrub forests, dry forests, savannahs, dry deciduous forests; at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. In Ecuador it grows between sea level and 3,100 m above sea level. It grows in dry forests.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The unripe fruit are cooked and then eaten in salads.
Uses animal food auxiliary tree environmental use fodder fuel fuelwood material medicinal tanning wood
Edible pods
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Atony (unspecified), Cicatrizant (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gangrene (unspecified), Gum (unspecified), Senescence (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Deodorant (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Vachellia macracantha world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guernsey, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Vachellia macracantha threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60441223-2
WFO ID wfo-0001277441
COL ID 7F97B
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 835521
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Synonyms

Acacia cowellii Poponax cowellii Mimosa lutea Acacia lutea Acacia macracanthoides Acacia obtusa Poponax macracantha Mimosa pellacantha Mimosa atomaria Vachellia lutea Poponax lutea Acacia humboldtii Mimosa macracantha Acacia cowellii Poponax flexuosa Acacia platyacantha Acacia punctata Mimosa obtusa Vachellia macracantha Acacia flexuosa var. ambigua Acacia flexuosa var. lasiocarpa Acacia subinermis Acacia pellacantha Acacia macracantha var. glabrescens Acacia macracantha var. glabra