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Fabaceae

False umbrella thorn

Vachellia luederitzii (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vachellia

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False umbrella thorn: Vachellia luederitzii var. retinens (= Acacia luederitzii var. retinens ), Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae), Mimosengewächse (Mimosoideae) – Südafrika/South Africa: K
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Kalahari- & Buikdoring
English
False umbrella thorn, Kalahari-sand & Balloon-thorn acacias

Synonyms

  • Acacia luederitzii Engl.

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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.