Vachellia gerrardi (Benth.) P.J.H.Hurter
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Summary
Vachellia gerrardi is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to seasonally-dry and semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa from Burkina Faso to Ethiopia, Namibia, and KwaZulu Natal, and to the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, southern Israel, and Sinai Peninsula in southwestern Asia.
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About the genus · Vachellia
Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus Acacia until 2009. More on Wikipedia ›
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Other Vachellia 38 in the reference
Vachellia abyssinica Nyanga flat-top Photo: CC BY, Edmundas Greimas
Vachellia albicorticata Fabaceae Photo: CC BY, Silvia Ten
Vachellia aroma Fabaceae Photo: CC BY, Rocío Esmeralda Pose
Vachellia astringens Fabaceae Photo: CC BY, RAP
Vachellia bravoensis Huisachillo Photo: CC BY, Clifton Ladd, C.W.B.
Vachellia campeachiana Boat-spine Acacia Photo: CC0, Sinaloa Silvestre
Vachellia caven Roman cassie Photo: CC BY, Karim Haddad
Vachellia choriophylla Cinnecord Photo: CC BY, Tom Field
Vachellia collinsii Bull horn acacia Photo: CC BY, Eamon Corbett
Vachellia constricta Whitethorn acacia Photo: CC BY, CK2AZ
Vachellia cornigera Bullhorn wattle Photo: CC BY, Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez
Vachellia cucuyo Fabaceae Photo: CC0, Yolanda M. Leon all 39 ›Names & registers
Also known as Acacia gerrardi. (WCVP, RBG Kew)
The record
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Where this page came from built 2026-10-22
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