Acacia tortuosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 322.jpg
Acacia tortuosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 321.jpg
Acacia tortuosa--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 320.jpg
Native to Aruba, Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Galápagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.; introduced into Florida (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vachellia
Specific Epithet
tortuosa
Authorship
(L.) Seigler & Ebinger
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#250,419 of 335,497
Top 75%
Extinction probability
6%
