Vachellia aroma

Vachellia aroma is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are aromita, aromo negro, espinillo and tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species.^[4] Although some sources^[5] say that Vachellia macracantha is synonymous with Vachellia aroma, genetic analysis of the two species has shown that they are different, but that they are closely related.^[6]

Vachellia aroma
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. aroma
Binomial name
Vachellia aroma (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Seigler & Ebinger[1]
Range of Vachellia aroma
Synonyms[2][3]
Acacia aroma Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. Acacia moniliformis Griseb.

Uses

Vachellia aroma is used by bees to make honey.^[7] The tree's wood is quite hard and it is used for implements, posts and firewood.^[8]

Botanical varieties

• Vachellia aroma var. aroma
• Vachellia aroma var. huarango^[9]

References

1. Seigler DS, Ebinger JE (2005). "New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World". Phytologia. 87 (3): 139–78. S2CID 91494486.
2. "Acacia aroma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
3. ILDIS LegumeWeb
4. International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)
5. "The Global Compendium of Weeds: Acacia aroma Gill. ex Hook. & Arn". hear.org.
6. Casiva, Paola Vanesa; Vilardi, Juan César; Cialdella, Ana María; Saidman, Beatriz O. (January 2004). "Mating system and population structure of Acacia aroma and A. macracantha (Fabaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 91 (1): 58–64. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.1.58. PMID 21653363. S2CID 23934968.
7. Argentine Honey: Leguminosae
8. Bravo, Sandra; Giménez, Ana; Moglia, Juana (2006). "Caracterización anatómica del leño y evolución del crecimiento en ejemplares de Acacia aroma y Acacia furcatispina en la Región Chaqueña, Argentina". Bosque (Valdivia). 27 (2). doi:10.4067/S0717-92002006000200009.
9. "American species list". worldwidewattle.com.

External links

• Ragupathy, S.; Seigler, David; Ebinger, J.E.; Maslin, B.R. (13 March 2014). "New combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for south and west Asia". Phytotaxa. 162 (3): 174. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.587.15. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.162.3.6.
• Vachellia aroma branch with blossoms (www.fieldmuseum.org)
• Vachellia aroma branch with pods (www.fieldmuseum.org)