Vachellia antunesii
Species of flowering plant
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Vachellia antunesii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Angola. The species was described in 1901, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. antunesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vachellia antunesii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. | |
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Taxonomy
The species was described by Hermann Harms in 1901, and placed in the genus Acacia. In 2013, Bruce Kyalangalilwa and James S. Boatwright moved it to the genus Vachellia,[2][3] as part of a larger taxonomic revision of Acacia.[4]
Distribution
Description
Vachellia antunesii is a tree[2] that grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) high, and branches from the base. The young branches are greyish-brown. The epidermis splits to reveal a yellowish or red-brown layer.[5]
Vachellia antunesii is similar to Vachellia amythethophylla and Vachellia ebutsiniorum.[5]
Conservation
In 2021, the IUCN assessed Vachellia antunesii as Vulnerable. It is threatened by clearance of land for agriculture, and does not occur in protected areas.[1]
