Vachellia daemon

Vachellia daemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: V. daemon
Binomial name
Vachellia daemon
(Ekman & Urb.) Siegler & Ebinger[1]
Synonyms

Acacia daemon Ekman & Urb.

Vachellia daemon 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 daemon (as Acacia daemon). 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.


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