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Acacia pervillei

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Scientific name
  
Acacia pervillei

Order
  
Fabales

Genus
  
Acacia

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Senegalia laeta, Senegalia visco, Senegalia ataxacantha, Senegalia caffra, Senegalia nigrescens

Acacia pervillei is a species of Acacia that is endemic to Madagascar.The species was first formally described by English botanist George Bentham in 1875 in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Two varieties are recognised:

  • Acacia pervillei var. pervillei
  • Acacia pervillei var. pubescens Villiers & Du Puy
  • It occurs in dry grassland, woodland and forest areas of the provinces of Antsiranana, Mahajanga and Toliara.

    References

    Acacia pervillei Wikipedia