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Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia macracantha (Humboldt & Bonpland ex Willdenow) Seigler & Ebinger. Common name: Apopanax, Longspine Acacia, Porknut, Cuindora. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Coastal hammocks, also planted as an ornamental and rarely naturalized. Distribution: S. and c. FL peninsula; Bahamas; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, Mex, POWO, WI, Seigler & Ebinger (2005); = Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. — Bah, NS, SE3, WH3, Isely (1969), Isely (1998). Basionym: Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. 1806

Links to other floras: = Vachellia macracantha - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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