Vachellia xanthophloea
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Vachellia xanthophloea is a tree in the family Fabaceae, commonly known in English as the fever tree.[3] This species of Vachellia is native to eastern and southern Africa (Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). It has also become a landscape tree in other warm climates, outside of its natural range.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Vachellia |
Species: | V. xanthophloea |
Binomial name | |
Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) P. J. H. Hurter[2] | |
Synonyms | |
Acacia xanthophloea Benth. |
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