| Acacia edgeworthii T. Anderson |
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Family : Mimosaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Acacia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Vachellia edgeworthii (T. Anderson) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Vachellia bricchettiana (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
| =Acacia bricchettiana Chiov. (1915) |
| =Acacia erythraea Chiov. (1929) |
| =Acacia humifusa Chiov. (1929) |
| =Acacia pseudosocotrana Chiov. (1929) |
| =Acacia socotrana Balf. f. |
| =Acacia sultani Chiov. (1929) |
| =Acacia gloveri Gilliland (1951) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Shrub to 0,3-3 m tall, usually wider than high, with ascending branches and flattened crown; branching from the base, or sometimes with a very short main stem exposed; stipules spinescent, straight, to 4,5 cm long, in pairs; flowers white, in heads; |
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| Ecology : |
Dry, semi-desert scrub, Acacia-Commiphora bushland, sand dunes (also used in sand stabilization); 0-1130 m alt. |
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Very variable, and also growing in a variety of habitats. Approaching A. leucospira. Coastal forms in Somalia are prostrate, matforming ("A. humifusa"). etc.. |
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Socotra; SW Arabia. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
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| Record n°67326 |
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