Vachellia gerrardi

Vachellia gerrardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. gerrardi
Binomial name
Vachellia gerrardi
(Benth.) P.J.H.Hurter
Synonyms[1][2][3][4][5]
  • Acacia gerrardi Benth.

synonyms of var. calvescens:

  • Acacia gerrardi var. calvescens Brenan

synonyms of var. gerrardi:

  • Acacia etbaica var. hirta A.Chev.
  • Acacia hebecladoides Harms
  • Acacia subtomentosa De Wild.

synonyms of var. latisiliqua:

  • Acacia gerrardi var. latisiliqua Brenan

synonyms of var. najdensis:

  • Acacia gerrardi var. najdensis Chaudhary
  • Acacia gerrardi subsp. negevensis Zohary
  • Acacia iraqensis Rech.f.
  • Acacia pachyceras O.Schwartz
  • Acacia pachyceras var. najdensis (Chaudhary) Boulos
  • Vachellia gerrardi subsp. negevensis (Zohary) Ragup., Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin

Vachellia gerrardi is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to seasonally-dry and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa from Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Namibia, and KwaZulu Natal, and to the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, southern Israel, and Sinai Peninsula in southwestern Asia.[1]

Four varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Vachellia gerrardi var. calvescens (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. – Kenya and Tanzania[2]
  • Vachellia gerrardi var. gerrardi – tropical Africa from Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Namibia, and KwaZulu-Natal[3]
  • Vachellia gerrardi var. latisiliqua (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. – Angola, Kenya, and Tanzania[4]
  • Vachellia gerrardi var. najdensis (Chaudhary) Ragup., Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin – Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, southern Israel, and the Sinai Peninsula[5]

In the montane woodlands of Oman's Hajar Mountains, var. najdensis grows in woodland on steep and rocky slopes with Euphorbia larica, Vachellia tortilis, and Periploca aphylla.[6]

The species was first described by George Bentham in 1875. In 2008 P. J. H. Hurter placed the species in genus Vachellia as V. gerrardi.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vachellia gerrardi (Benth.) P.J.H.Hurter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Vachellia gerrardi var. calvescens (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Vachellia gerrardi var. gerrardi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Vachellia gerrardi var. latisiliqua (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Vachellia gerrardi var. najdensis (Chaudhary) Ragup., Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Al Hajar montane woodlands". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
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