Vachellia prasinata

Vachellia prasinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: V. prasinata
Binomial name
Vachellia prasinata
(Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr.[1]
Synonyms
  • Acacia pasinata A. Hunde

Vachellia prasinata (Acacia prasinata) is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. Kyalangalilwa B, Boatwright JS, Daru BH, Maurin O, van der Bank M. (2013). "Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia.". Bot J Linn Soc 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047.
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Vachellia prasinata (as Acacia prasinata). 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.


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