Species Acacia ferox
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia ferox.
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 ferox:
Latin; from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs (“having the appearance of a wild animal”), from *ǵʰwero- (suffixed form of *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”)) + *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”). Referring to the having sharp teeth or spines
Scientific name:
Acacia ferox Benth.
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Protologue:
London J. Bot. 5: 97 (1846)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1846
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia ferox.