Common name
English: Cape Gum, Doorn Boom, Karroo Thorn
German: Schreckliche Akazie
Portuguese: Espinheiro Karro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Acacia (11)
Epithet: karroo Hayne (1)
Synonyms: Acacia dekindtiana A.Chev., Acacia inconflagrabilis Gerstner, Acacia natalitia E.Meyer
dekindtiana => in honor of Eugène Dekindt (1865-1905), German plant collector in Angola
inconflagrabilis => does not burn
karroo => semiarid plateau region of southwest South Africa
natalitia => of births or birthdays
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Acacia karroo at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1] ANPSA Plant Guide: Acacia
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [751] Espinheiro Karro - Plantas invasoras em Portugal
- [1221] Acacia - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database
- [1255] Acacia karroo - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.