Species Acacia arenaria
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia arenaria.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acacia:
Gk. akakia (a-kakos) = not good. Gk. ake, akis = a sharp point; probably refers to the spines (stipules) that are typical in many of these genera. The name given by early Greek botanistphysician Pedanius Dioscorides (c 40–90) to the Egyptian thorn, Vachellia nilotica, for its medicinal properties. However, this name remains controversial, and Southern African ‘Acacias’ are divided into two genera.
Etymology of arenaria:
From the Latin arenarius meaning ‘sandy’
Scientific name:
Acacia arenaria Schinz
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Mem. Herb. Boissier 1: 105 (1900)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1900
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia arenaria.