Vachellia aroma is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are aromita, aromo negro, espinillo and tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species.[4] Although some sources[5] say that Vachellia macracantha is synonymous with Vachellia aroma, genetic analysis of the two species has shown that they are different, but that they are closely related.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. aroma
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Uses
editVachellia aroma is used by bees to make honey.[7] The tree's wood is quite hard and it is used for implements, posts and firewood.[8]
Botanical varieties
editReferences
edit- ^ Seigler DS, Ebinger JE (2005). "New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World". Phytologia. 87 (3): 139–78. S2CID 91494486.
- ^ "Acacia aroma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ^ International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)
- ^ "The Global Compendium of Weeds: Acacia aroma Gill. ex Hook. & Arn". hear.org.
- ^ Casiva, Paola Vanesa; Vilardi, Juan César; Cialdella, Ana María; Saidman, Beatriz O. (January 2004). "Mating system and population structure of Acacia aroma and A. macracantha (Fabaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 91 (1): 58–64. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.1.58. PMID 21653363. S2CID 23934968.
- ^ Argentine Honey: Leguminosae
- ^ Bravo, Sandra; Giménez, Ana; Moglia, Juana (2006). "Caracterización anatómica del leño y evolución del crecimiento en ejemplares de Acacia aroma y Acacia furcatispina en la Región Chaqueña, Argentina". Bosque (Valdivia). 27 (2). doi:10.4067/S0717-92002006000200009.
- ^ "American species list". worldwidewattle.com.
External links
edit- Ragupathy, S.; Seigler, David; Ebinger, J.E.; Maslin, B.R. (13 March 2014). "New combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for south and west Asia". Phytotaxa. 162 (3): 174. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.587.15. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.162.3.6.
- Vachellia aroma branch with blossoms (www.fieldmuseum.org)
- Vachellia aroma branch with pods (www.fieldmuseum.org)
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