Vachellia caven

Vachellia caven
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Clade:	Mimosoideae
Genus:	Vachellia
Species:	V. caven
Binomial name
	Vachellia caven; (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger
Varieties
	Vachellia caven var. caven; Vachellia caven var. dehiscens Ciald.; Vachellia caven var. microcarpa (Speg.) Ciald.; Vachellia caven var. stenocarpa (Speg.) Ciald.;
	Range of Vachellia caven
Synonyms
	Acacia caven (Molina) Molina; Acacia cavenia (Molina) Hook. & Arn.; Mimosa caven Molina; Mimosa cavenia Molina;

Vachellia caven (Roman cassie, aromita, aromo criollo, caven, churque, churqui, espinillo, espinillo de baado, espino, espino maulino)^[3] is an ornamental tree in the family Fabaceae. Vachellia caven is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It grows four to five metres tall and bears very stiff and sharp white thorns up to 2 cm in length. It blooms in spring, with bright yellow flower clusters 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter.

Ecology[]

Prominent occurrences of V. caven are within the Chilean matorral of central Chile, where the species is a common associate of the Chilean Wine Palm, Jubaea chilensis.^[4]

The flowers of V. caven are used as food for bees in the production of honey.^[5]

Uses[]

Erosion control[]

The tree is used for erosion control.^[5]

Ornamental tree[]

The tree has ornamental uses.^[5]

Industrial[]

Tannin from the seed pods is used for tanning hides.^[6] The wood is used as fuel and to make posts for fences. The chief current human use for V. caven is in the production of charcoal.^[5]

The flowers are used in perfume.^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ Seigler DS, Ebinger JE. (2005). "New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World". Phytologia. 87 (3): 139–78.
^ Pometti CL. et al. 2007. Morphometric analysis of varieties of Acacia caven: (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae):Taxonomic inferences in the context of Argentine species. Pl.Syst. and Evol.264,239-249
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ILDIS LegumeWeb
^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "handbook on seeds of dry-zone acacias". fao.org.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Acacia caven". fcien.edu.uy.

External links[]

[Seigler-1] Seigler DS, Ebinger JE. (2005). "New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World". Phytologia. 87 (3): 139–78.

[2] Pometti CL. et al. 2007. Morphometric analysis of varieties of Acacia caven: (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae):Taxonomic inferences in the context of Argentine species. Pl.Syst. and Evol.264,239-249

[ildis-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ILDIS LegumeWeb

[4] C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

[fao-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "handbook on seeds of dry-zone acacias". fao.org.

[uofu-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Acacia caven". fcien.edu.uy.

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Taxon identifiers
Acacia caven	Wikidata: Q3299543 Wikispecies: Acacia caven Ecocrop: 11822 EoL: 642102 EPPO: ACACI GBIF: 2979244 GRIN: 100951 iNaturalist: 327728 IPNI: 978731-1 IRMNG: 10164704 ISC: 2195 ITIS: 820575 IUCN: 131400014 Plant List: ild-24882 PLANTS: ACCA35 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:978731-1 Tropicos: 13056481 WFO: wfo-0000178817
Mimosa caven	Wikidata: Q39182560 GBIF: 2979249 GRIN: 24352 IPNI: 305994-2 IRMNG: 11186062 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:305994-2 Tropicos: 13063845 WFO: wfo-0000181076

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