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Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wigth & Arn.

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU889937
Projet soutenu par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, financement obtenu en 2024

Taxonomy

Fabaceae
Vachellia
Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wigth & Arn.

Origin

Marquesas
Nukuhiva
Taiohae Bay
Marquesas. Nukuhiva island. East flank of Taiohae Bay about 1 km. south of hospital
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1964-5-7/1964-5-7
200
8° 54' 23.58'' S ; 140° 6' 12.672'' O
Seemingly gregarious in scattered thickets, mostly in ravines where it locally displaces Leucaena as dominant shrub. Shrub 2-4m. Stamens yellow, very fragrant
In area dominated by Leucaena leucocephala

Determination history

Wagner 19 Jul 2013
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wigth & Arn.
U.S. National Herbarium
Fosberg 1964 ?
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Wagner August 1990
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
U.S. National Herbarium