Vachellia montana

Vachellia montana is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2]

Vachellia montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Vachellia
Species:
V. montana
Binomial name
Vachellia montana
(P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr.[1]
Synonyms
  • Acacia theronii P.P.Swartz

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". Bot J Linn Soc. 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047.
  2. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books


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