Vachellia caven

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia caven
Name

Vachellia caven (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger Phytologia 87(3): 148. (2006)
Synonyms

Basionym
Mimosa caven Molina Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 174. (1782)
Homotypic
Mimosa cavenia Molina (1789)
Acacia caven (Molina) Molina (1810)
Acacia caven var. caven
Acacia cavenia (Molina) Hook. & Arn. (1833)
Acacia farnesiana var. cavenia (Molina) Kuntze (1898)
Acacia farnesiana var. cavenia (Molina) Arechav. (1901) isonym
Vachellia farnesiana f. cavenia (Molina) Speg. (1921)
Acacia farnesiana f. cavenia (Molina) E.C.Clos (1930)
Acacia caven var. microcarpa (Speg.) Burkart ex Ciald. (1984)
Acacia caven var. stenocarpa (Speg.) Burkart ex Ciald. (1984)
Heterotypic
Acacia adenopa Hook. & Arn. (1833)
Acacia aromatica Poepp. ex Mart. (1879)
Acacia farnesiana var. brachycarpa Kuntze (1891)
Acacia farnesiana var. heterocarpa Kuntze (1898)
achellia farnesiana f. brachypoda Speg. (1921)
Vachellia farnesiana f. microcarpa Speg. (1921)
Vachellia farnesiana f. stenocarpa Speg. (1921)
Acacia caven var. dehiscens Burkart ex Ciald. (1984)
Acacia caven var. sphaerocarpa Burkart ex Aronson (1992)
Acacia caven var. macrocarpa Aronson (1992)
Acacia ibirocayensis Marchiori (1984)
Vachellia ibirocayensis (Marchiori) Deble & Marchiori (2010 [as '2009'])

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Vachellia caven

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E. 2005. New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 87(3): 139–178. BHL Reference page. : 87(3): 148

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia caven in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vachellia caven. Published online. Accessed: Aug 22 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Vachellia caven. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug 22.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Vachellia caven – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vachellia caven in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: Roman-cassie
español: Aromita, Aromo Criollo, Caven, Churque, Churqui, Espinillo, Espinillo De Banado, Espino, Espino Maulino