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farnesiana

Taxon

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

Protologue Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 272. 1834 [10 Oct 1834]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Acacia farnesiana--Madagascar. Prov. Toliar. Rd to Barenty. 20 Jan 06. 146.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Madagascar. Prov. Toliar. Rd to Barenty. 20 Jan 06. 146.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Madagascar. Prov. Toliar. Rd to Barenty. 20 Jan 06. 147.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Madagascar. Prov. Toliar. Rd to Barenty. 20 Jan 06. 147.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 076.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 076.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 075.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 075.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 079.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 079.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 077.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 077.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 073.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 073.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 078.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 078.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 074.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 074.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 080.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--Bolivia. La Paz. Send. Aguila. 4 Dec 04. 080.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia pinetorum cf.--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 041.jpg

Acacia pinetorum cf.--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia pinetorum cf.--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 039.jpg

Acacia pinetorum cf.--FL. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia pinetorum cf.--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 040.jpg

Acacia pinetorum cf.--Florida. Miami-Dade Co. Everglades Nat. Pk. Long Pine Key Trail. 15 Jan 03. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 003.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 004.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 002.jpg

Acacia farnesiana--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center. 13 Jun 04. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 50 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into 83 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Pacific, and Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

December 4, 2004

Location

Bolivia, La Paz (La Paz)

-16.5525, -68.096111

Location Remarks

Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

January 15, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade (Homestead)

25.39525, -80.583139

Location Remarks

Everglades National Park, Long Pine Key Trail

Collectors

No collectors specified

Notes

Appears to be this species.

No collection number

January 20, 2006

Location

Madagascar, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Toliara (Sakaraha)

-22.886389, 44.692222

Location Remarks

Zombitse National Park. Along trail to the west of the main parking lot just off of National Route ú7. Specimens preserved in alcohol.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

June 13, 2004

Location

United States, Texas (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Location Remarks

4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin Texas

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Vachellia

Specific Epithet

farnesiana

Authorship

(L.) Wight & Arn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#303,243 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →