Vachellia haematoxylon

Vachellia haematoxylon (gray camel thorn, giraffe thorn, Afrikaans: Vaalkameeldoring, Sotho: Mokholo) is a protected tree in South Africa.[2]

Plants of the genus Alhagi are also sometimes called camelthorns or camel thorns

Vachellia haematoxylon
Acacia haematoxylon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. haematoxylon
Binomial name
Vachellia haematoxylon
(Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger[1]
Synonyms
  • Acacia haematoxylon Willd.

See also
  • List of Southern African indigenous trees

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" (PDF). Bot J Linn Soc. 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047.
  2. "Protected Trees" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, Republic of South Africa. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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