Acacia anegadensis
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| Acacia anegadensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. anegadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia anegadensis Britton |
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Acacia anegadensis (Pokemeboy) is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy shores, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The correct scientific name for this species is Vachellia anegadensis (Britton) Seigler & Ebinger after the re-typification of the genus Acacia[1].
[edit] Source
- Clubbe, C., Pollard, B., Smith-Abbott, J., Walker, R. & Woodfield, N. 2003. Acacia anegadensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ H. David Clarke, David S. Seigler, and John E. Ebinger (2009) Taxonomic revision of the Vachellia acuifera species group (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in the Carribean. Systematic Botany, 34(1):84-101.
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