Fabaceae

Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia

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Vachellia drepanolobium: Flora of Tanzania. The Whistling Thorn ( Acacia drepanolobium ) A mouthful of that could change your perspective. This species of acacia grows two kinds of thor — Photo: Nevit Dilmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 镰荚金合欢, 鐮莢金合歡
Japanese: アカキア・ドレパノロビウム, アリアカシア, フルートアカシア, アカシア・ドレパノロビウム
ki: Mũthegi
Russian: Акация серполопастная
Tamil: விசில் அடிக்கும் மரம்

Synonyms

Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt
Acacia formicarum Harms
Acacia lathouwersii Staner

Photos

Photo: Nevit Dilmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Madprime, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chr. Kooyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chr. Kooyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chr. Kooyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ChriKo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marcjuul, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bikila Negasa, Bedasa Eba, Samuel Tuffa, Barecha Bayissa, Jaldesa Doyo, Nizam Hu, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guus Gorter, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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