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
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. aroma
Binomial name
Vachellia aroma
(Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Seigler & Ebinger[1]
Range of Vachellia aroma
Synonyms[2][3]

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

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 (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 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.


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