Species Acacia tortilis
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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 tortilis:
From the Latin torquere = 'contorted', 'winding' or 'twisted'
Scientific name:
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
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Protologue:
Getreue Darstell. Gew. 10: t. 31 (1827)
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Observations of Taxon
Acacia tortilis
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
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Acacia tortilis
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Janet M. Gibson (David)
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Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha
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Barbra Jeppe (David)
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Acacia tortilis
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Joan van Gogh (David)
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Acacia tortilis
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
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