Vachellia drepanolobium
System : Terrestrial
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Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
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Common name
black-gall acacia (English), whistlethorn (English), ant-gall acacia (English)
Synonym
Acacia drepanolobium , Harms ex Y. Sj�stedt
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Summary

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Publication date: 2012-05-09

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Vachellia drepanolobium. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Vachellia+drepanolobium on 04-05-2025.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Vachellia drepanolobium
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • angola
  • ethiopia
  • kenya
  • somalia
  • sudan
  • tanzania, united republic of
  • uganda
Informations on Vachellia drepanolobium has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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ETHIOPIA
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  • [1] Habitat or refugia replacement/loss
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Bibliography
2 references found for Vachellia drepanolobium

Management information
General information
BirdLife International 2012. Heteromirafra sidamoensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106008123/0 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
USDA, ARS, 2012. Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y. Sj�stedt) P. Hurter National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)
Summary: Available from: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?406071 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
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Vachellia drepanolobium
black-gall acacia, whistlethorn, ant-gall acacia
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Recommended citation
(2025). Vachellia drepanolobium. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).