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Seed Accession 910125

Taxon

Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha

Botanical Name

Vachellia tortilis (Forsskal) Galasso & Banfi subsp. heteracantha (Burchell) Galasso & Banfi

Accession No.

910125

Accession Date

7 Jan 1993

Availability

A (Abundant)

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, M. Wilkins

Collection Date

10 Dec 1990

Locality

Botswana
Ca. 2.8 km past Monarch Mining Project on road W of Francistown past prison and dump heap. 21°10'S, 27°25'E. Elevation 1000-1150 m.

Setting Circumstances

Small to medium-sized trees growing on sandy/stony soil with Grewia sp., Adenia repanda, Acacia nigrescens, A. karroo, A. erubescens, Rhigozum brevispinosum, Asparagus sp., Euphorbia sp., Ledebouria sp.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Pods reddish-brown, spirally twisted. AEW 084.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

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