Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusVachellia
Scientific name with authorshipVachellia macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acacia canescens (Britton) Garcia-Barr. & ForeroAcacia cowellii (Britton & Rose) LéonAcacia cundinamarcensis R.P.SubhedarAcacia flexuosa Humb. & Bonpl.Acacia flexuosa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Acacia flexuosa var. ambigua DC.Acacia flexuosa var. flexuosaAcacia flexuosa var. lasiocarpa Griseb.Acacia humboldtii Desv.Acacia humboldtii Ham.Acacia lutea (Mill.) BrittonAcacia lutea Hitchc.Acacia lutea var. luteaAcacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl.Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Acacia macracantha var. glabra KitanovAcacia macracantha var. glabrens EggersAcacia macracantha var. glabrescens Griseb.Acacia macracantha var. macracanthaAcacia macracanthoides BerteroAcacia macracanthoides Bertero ex DC.Acacia macrantha Willd.Acacia microcephala Macfad.Acacia obtusa Humb. & Bonpl.Acacia obtusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex WilldAcacia pellacantha (Meyen) VogelAcacia platyacantha Schltdl.Acacia punctata Humb. & Bonpl.Acacia punctata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.Acacia subinermis BerteroAcacia subinermis Bertero ex DC.Mimosa atomaria Poir.Mimosa flexuosa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.Mimosa lutea Mill.Mimosa macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.Mimosa obtusa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.Mimosa pellacantha MeyenPoponax canescens BrittonPoponax cowellii Britton & RosePoponax flexuosa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Britton & RosePoponax lutea (Mill.) Britton & RosePoponax macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) KillipPoponax macracanthoides (Bertero ex DC.) Britton & RoseVachellia flexuosa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Forero & C.RomeroVachellia lutea Speg.Vachellia lutea subsp. luteaVachellia lutea var. luteaVachellia macrantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Documented use categories
Medicine
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier60441223-2
Use codesAF EU FU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.