Vachellia farnesiana

Vachellia farnesiana

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. farnesiana
Binomial name
Vachellia farnesiana
Varieties (all currently disputed)
  • Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  • Vachellia farnesiana var. guanacastensis H.D.Clarke et al.
  • Vachellia farnesiana var. pinetorum (F.J. Herm.) Seigler & Ebinger
Synonyms
  • Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana (L.) Wight et Arn.
  • Acacia acicularis Humb. & Bonpl. ex. Willd.
  • Acacia densiflora (Small) Cory
  • Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  • Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.) Bailey
  • Acacia farnesiana subsp. pinetorum (F.J.Herm.) Ebinger, Seigler & H.D.Clarke
  • Acacia ferox M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv.
  • Acacia lenticellata F. Muell.
  • Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch.
  • Acacia minuta subsp. minuta (M.E.Jones) R.M. Beauch.
  • Acacia minuta subsp. densiflora (Alexander ex Small) R.M.Beauch.
  • Acacia pedunculata Willd.
  • Acacia pinetorum F.J.Herm.
  • Acacia smallii Isely
  • Farnesia odora Gasp.
  • Farnesiana odora Gasp.
  • Mimosa acicularis Poir.
  • Mimosa farnesiana L.
  • Mimosa indica Poir.
  • Mimosa suaveolens Salisb.
  • Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E. Jones
  • Pithecellobium minutum M.E. Jones
  • Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
  • Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
  • Vachellia densiflora Small

Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.