Fabaceae
Camel thorn
Vachellia erioloba
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Afrikaans
- Kameeldoring
- Chinese
- 骆驼刺
- Dutch
- Kameeldoorn
- English
- Camel thorn, Giraffe thorn, Kameeldoring
- Estonian
- Kaelkirjaku akaatsia
- German
- Kameldorn
- Japanese
- キャメルソーン
- Macedonian
- Камилски трн
- Portuguese
- Espinho-de-camelo, Espinho-de-girafa
Synonyms
- Acacia erioloba E.Mey.
- Acacia giraffae Willd.
- Acacia giraffae var. espinosa Kuntze
- Mimosa cameleopardalis Barrow
- Mimosa giraffae Poir.
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Don A.W. Carlson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, 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.