Vachellia roigii

Vachellia roigii
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: V. roigii
Binomial name
Vachellia roigii
(León) Siegler & Ebinger[1]
Synonyms

Acacia roigii León

Vachellia roigii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. H. David Clarke, David S. Seigler, and John E. Ebinger (2009) Taxonomic revision of the Vachellia acuifera species group (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in the Caribbean. Systematic Botany, 34(1):84–101.
  2. Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. Vachellia roigii (as Acacia roigii). 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.