Common name
English: Cape Gum, Doorn Boom, Karroo Thorn
German: Schreckliche Akazie
Portuguese: Espinheiro Karro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Vachellia (2)
Epithet: karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso (1)
Synonyms: Acacia capensis (Burm.f.) Burch., Acacia dekindtiana A.Chev., Acacia hirtella E.Mey., Acacia horrida (L.) Willd., Acacia inconflagrabilis Gerstner, Acacia karroo Hayne, Acacia natalitia E.Meyer, Acacia reticulata (L.) Willd., Acacia seyal Sim, Mimosa capensis Burm.f., Mimosa leucacantha Jacq., Mimosa reticulata L.
capensis => from the Cape of Good Hope
dekindtiana => in honor of Eugène Dekindt (1865-1905), German plant collector in Angola
hirtella => minutely haired, pubescent
inconflagrabilis => does not burn
karroo => semiarid plateau region of southwest South Africa
natalitia => of births or birthdays
reticulata => meaning networked (veins in the leaf)
seyal => by Del., probably from arab. sayyal – flowing, referring to a habitat close to wadis
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: yellow
External links
Check for Vachellia karroo at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [751] Espinheiro Karro - Plantas invasoras em Portugal
- [1255] Acacia karroo - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.