Vachellia

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Vachellia amythethophylla
  • large-leaved acacia
  • chitatsunga (Shona)
  • West Africa
  • East Africa
  • Central Africa
Vachellia arenaria
  • sand acacia
  • sanddoring (Afrikaans)
  • murura (Ngwato)
  • ivikani (Ndebele)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia aroma
  • tusca (Spanish)
  • aromo (Spanish)
  • South-Central South America
Vachellia astringens
  • espino negro (Spanish)
  • garabato negro (Spanish)
  • espinillo (Spanish)
tree
  • South-Central South America
Vachellia borleae
  • sticky acacia
  • uSagu (Zulu)
  • revivi (Thonga)
shrub
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia brandegeana
  • Baja California acacia
  • Southwestern North America
Vachellia campecheana
  • Boat-spine acacia
  • guinolo (Spanish)
  • Southern North America
Vachellia caven
  • espino (Spanish)
  • espino caven (Spanish)
  • espinillo (Spanish)
  • churqui (Spanish)
  • aromito (Spanish)
  • South-Central South America
Vachellia constricta
  • whitethorn acacia
  • vinorama (Spanish)
  • garabato (Spanish)
shrub
small tree
  • Southwestern North America
Vachellia cornigera
  • bullhorn acacia
  • swollen-thorn acacia
  • Central America
  • Southern North America
Vachellia davyi
  • cork-bark acacia
  • kurkdoring (Afrikaans)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia eburnea
  • Arabian acacia
  • South Asia
  • Southwestern Asia
Vachellia erioloba
  • giraffe thorn
  • camel thorn
  • umohlo (Ndebele)
  • mogoto (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia exuvialis
  • flaky acacia
  • broom acacia
  • skilferdoring (Afrikaans)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia farnesiana
  • sweet acacia
  • huisache (Spanish)
  • Southern North America
  • Central America
  • Caribbean
  • Northern South America
  • Eastern South America
Vachellia flava
  • salam (Arabic)
  • Northern Africa
  • Southwestern Asia
Vachellia gerrardii subsp. gerrardii
  • red thorn
  • gray-haired acacia
  • rooidoring (Afrikaans)
  • isiPhuze (Zulu)
  • Southern Africa
  • East Africa
Vachellia grandicornuta
  • Horned-thorn
  • Horingdoring (Afrikaans)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia haematoxylon
  • gray camel-thorn
  • vaalkameeldoring (Afrikaans)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia hebeclada subsp. chobiensis
  • river candle-pod acacia
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
  • candle-pod acacia
  • mouse bush
  • mohae (Sotho)
  • mosko (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia hebeclada subsp. tristis
  • weeping candle-pod acacia
  • candle thorn
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia karroo
  • sweet thorn
  • Karoo thorn
  • soetdoring (Afrikaans)
  • umunga (Zulu)
  • isinga (Ndebele)
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia kirkii
  • flood-plain acacia
  • vloedvlaktedoring (Afrikaans)
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
Vachellia luederitzii var. luederitzii
  • Kalahari sand acacia
  • mokgwelekgwele (Tswana)
  • Southern Africa