Taxon:  Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan



Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
101106
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 13:409.  1959
Verified:
11/18/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flora of southern Africa. Note: = Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca. Note: = Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. Note: = Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan
  4. Merxmüller, H., ed. 1966-1972. Prodromus einer flora von Sudwestafrika. Note: = Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan
  5. Ross, J. H. 1979. A conspectus of the African Acacia species. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 44:113. Note: = Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan
Common names
Distribution

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=101106. Accessed 15 April 2026.