''Vachellia aroma'' var. ''huarango''

Vachellia aroma var. huarango
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Clade:Mimosoideae
Genus:Vachellia
Species: V. aroma
Variety: V. a. var. huarango
Trinomial name
Vachellia aroma var. huarango
(Ruíz & J. Macbr.) Seigler & Ebinger[1]

Vachellia aroma var. huarango is low shrub or small tree which grows less than 1.5 m tall, but up to 5 m across. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.[2] This species should not be confused with the Huarango tree Prosopis pallida which is also native to Peru.

References

  1. Seigler DS, Ebinger JE. (2005). "New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World". Phytologia. 87 (3): 139–78.
  2. University of Iowa Factsheet


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