Vachellia tortuosa

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Vachellia tortuosa (L.) Seigler & Ebinger

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Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.
Mimosa tortuosa L.
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2/20/2026 · Curaçao · By Heather A. Kent

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Vachellia	Named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell (1798-1839), chaplain to the British East India Company in Macao from 1825-1836 and a plant collector in China
Species	tortuosa

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Vachellia tortuosa description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.