Back Haak-en-steek Afrikaans ደወኒ ግራር Amharic سنط ملتوي Arabic سنط ملتوى ARZ Acacia tortilis AST Bagifin BM Acacia tortilis Catalan Vachellia tortilis CEB Vachellia tortilis German Vachellia tortilis Esperanto
| Umbrella thorn acacia | |
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| Specimen of the nominate subspecies in Serengeti National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. tortilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi[2]
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| Subspecies and varieties[3] | |
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| Range of Vachellia tortilis | |
| Synonyms | |
Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but now attributed to the genus Vachellia,[4] is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool,[5] a medium to large canopied tree native to most of Africa, primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially the Somali peninsula and Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East.
- ^ "Vachellia tortilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ Kyalangalilwa B, Boatwright JS, Daru BH, Maurin O, van der Bank M (2013). "Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia". Bot J Linn Soc. 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047. hdl:10566/3454.
- ^ ILDIS Legumes of the World
- ^ XVIII International Botanical Congress, 23–30 July 2011, Melbourne Australia
- ^ Vachellia tortilis (as Acacia tortilis (Forsk.) Hayne), Purdue University, December 1997.
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