Species Acacia uncinata
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There aren’t any identifications of Acacia uncinata.
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 uncinata:
From the Latin uncinatus = ‘furnished with hooks’
Scientific name:
Acacia uncinata Engl.
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Protologue:
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 21 (1889)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1889
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia uncinata.
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