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Vachellia campeachiana (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vachellia

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Vachellia campeachiana: Native mainly to Mexico, where it is known as Chirahui. Photo from Copper Canyon, Mexico. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/mimosoid/index.html
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Acacia cochliacantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Acacia cochliacantha f. cochliacantha
  • Acacia cochliacantha f. houghii (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger
  • Acacia cymbacantha Zucc. ex Benth.
  • Acacia cymbispina Sprague & L.Riley
  • Acacia milleriana Standl.
  • Mimosa campeachiana Mill.
  • Mimosa campechiana Mill.
  • Mimosa cochliacantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
  • Poponax attenuata Britton & Rose
  • Poponax campechiana (Mill.) Britton & Rose
  • Poponax cymbispina (Sprague & L.Riley) Britton & R
  • Poponax cymbispina (Sprague & L.Riley) Britton & Rose
  • Poponax houghii Britton & Rose
  • Vachellia campeachiana f. houghii (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.