Acacia aroma

Taxobox
name = "Acacia aroma"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. aroma"
binomial = "Acacia aroma"
binomial_authority = Hook. & Arn.
range_

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range_map_caption = Range of "Acacia aroma"
synonyms =
* "Acacia moniliformis" Griseb.
* "Vachellia aroma" (Gillies "ex" Hook. & Arn.) Seigler & Ebinger [ [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?313812 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)] ] [ [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~6687&genus~Acacia&species~aroma ILDIS LegumeWeb] ]

"Acacia aroma" is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are Aromita, Aromo Negro, Espinillo and Tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species. [ [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~6687 International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)] ]

Although some sources [ [http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/74.HTM USGS Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)] ] say that "Acacia macracantha" Humb. & Bonpl. "ex" Willd. is synonymous with "Acacia aroma", genetic analysis of the two species has shown that they are different, but that they are closely related. [Paola Vanesa Casiva, Juan César Vilardi, Ana María Cialdella and Beatriz O. Saidman, [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/91/1/58 American Journal of Botany] . 2004;91:58-64.]

Uses

"A. aroma" is used by bees to make honey. [ [http://www.apicultura.com.ar/apis67en.htm Argentine Honey: Leguminosae] ] The tree's wood is quite hard and it is used for implements, posts and firewood. [ [http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-92002006000200009&lng=pt&nrm=&tlng=en Bosque (Valdivia)] ]

Botanical varieties

*Acacia aroma var. aroma
*Acacia aroma var. huarango [ [http://www.worldwidewattle.com/infogallery/specieslists/america.php?project=3&ss=y World Wide Wattle] ]

References

External links

* [http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&gbv=1&q=%22Acacia+aroma%22&btnG=Search+Images "Acacia Aroma" -- Google Images]
* [http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/vrrc/med/FABA-acac-arom-bol-2146652.jpg"Acacia Aroma" branch with blossoms (www.fieldmuseum.org)]
* [http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/vrrc/med/FABA-acac-arom-2013718.jpg"Acacia Aroma" branch with pods (www.fieldmuseum.org)]