Biology:Vachellia anegadensis

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Short description: Species of legume

Vachellia anegadensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. anegadensis
Binomial name
Vachellia anegadensis
(Britton) Seigler & Ebinger[2]
Synonyms
  • Acacia anegadensis Britton

Vachellia anegadensis, the pokemeboy, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bárrios, S.; Hamilton, M.A. (2018). "Vachellia anegadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T43894A125646453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T43894A125646453.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/43894/125646453. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. 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.

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