Richard Morris. It produces a pair of straight thorns at each node, some of which have large bulbous bases. Title. 2019;7. boyle_drepanolobium2019.pdf Vachellia drepanolobium. Vachellia drepanolobium (Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt) P.J.H.Hurter, Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021 (2008). The common name of the plant is derived from the observation that when wind blows over bulbous thorns in which ants hav… African Flowering Plants Database. The Solar Fire species usually grows to a height of about 0.05 to 0.5 m high and has finely divided leaves. Profil intérimaire, informations incomplètes. Chicago Vachellia drepanolobium (Y. Sjöstedt) P. J. H. Hurter. The Global Invasive Species Database contains invasive species information supplied by experts on biological invasion from around the world. Vachellia drepanolobium, or whistling thorn, is an acacia tree native to eastern Africa that grows to 6m (18 ft.) in height. It is native to Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, and Angola. It was developed as part of the global The whistling from the bulbous bases of its thorns is a result of holes made by ants, but there is more to the story than that. Whistling Thorn Ant Shrubs two to six meters tall, often with many contorted branches and after rains clothed in dark green feathery leaves. Species Programme (GISP) and is supported through partnerships Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Y.Sjöstedt. Adaptations Water Storage. (Fabaceae) drepanolobium P.J.H. Ecology and evolution , 8 (3), 1441-1450. Vachellia drepanolobium: Taxonomy navigation › Vachellia. Vachellia drepanolobium (syn. These swollen thorns are naturally hollow and occupied by any one of several symbiotic ant species. Statistics. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses Collation Population Genomics and Demographic Sampling of the Ant-Plant Vachellia drepanolobium and Its Symbiotic Ants From Sites Across Its Range in East Africa. The most unusual thing about this plant is that it maintains a “friendship” with ants. Related Plants. overview; data; articles; maps; names; filter by attribute show all Leaf Complexity fixes geographic distribution includes habitat leaf morphology leaf sheddability native range includes photosynthetic pathway plant growth form produces seed dry mass trophic guild woodiness. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species The Plant List includes 81 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Vachellia.Of these 25 are accepted species names. Whistling Thorn. Vachellia drepanolobium is a slender shrub or a tree, with short branches radiating from main stem, or sometimes with an open spreading top, usually growing 1 - 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 8 metres [. Hurter. Published online. Even acacias with phyllodes, though, start out with lacy, compound leaves when they are young. web interface by Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research and the University of Discover Life's page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Map of Vachellia drepanolobium -- Discover Life Phenology and relative abundance of Coleoptera on some Australian acacias. Survival Commission. The Solar Fire. Comments have to be approved before they are shown here. Missouri Botanical Garden. Acacia drepanolobium (Vachellia drepanolobium) West of Insinya, Kajiado, Kenya. The reduced surface area of a phyllode is an adaptation for conserving water. In other cases, hosts have evolved means to link life cycle manipulation to environmental conditions. In trees, most savanna adaptations are to drought--long tap roots to reach the deep water table, thick bark for resistance to annual fires (thus palms are prominent in many areas), deciduousness to avoid moisture loss during the dry season, and use of the trunk as a water-storage organ (as in baobab). Publication. Synonym Acacia drepanolobium , Harms ex Y. Sj?stedt Similar species Summary view this species on IUCN Red List Principal source: Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group Review: Pubblication date: 2012-05-09 BIBLIOGRAPHY 2 references found for Vachellia drepanolobium Managment information General information BirdLife International 2012. Accessed Aug 26 2019. Whistling thorns are fire-adapted species in their range throughout East Africa. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. Leaf drop during dry periods is called "drought deciduous" and is an adaptation of plants that grow in dry climates. Tropicos.org 2019. Species. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Dec. 2014. Auckland. Ken Fern, with the National Biological Information Infrastructure, The solar fire is an annual and herbaceous plant belonging to the Ursinia genus, endemic to South Africa. Acacia drepanolobium), commonly known as whistling thorn (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn acacia native to East Africa. Polygyny does not explain the superior competitive ability of dominant ant associates in the African ant‐plant, Acacia (Vachellia) drepanolobium. IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID) urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089271-1 Publication Mabberley's plant-book. Vachellia drepanolobium trees bear domatia inhabited by one of four ant species: Crematogaster sjostedti, C. mimosae, C. nigriceps, or Tetraponera penzigi (Stanton, Palmer & Young 2002). Vachellia drepanolobium is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. Scientific Name: Vachellia Wight. Plant Adaptations. Vachellia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias.It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae.Its species were considered members of genus Acacia until 2009. The genetic structure of the V. drepanolobium system is particularly interesting because of how demographically heterogeneous the symbiosis is across its range: if gene flow were limited through this region, we might expect populations at each location to be adapted to the unique local conditions; while if gene flow were widespread, we would predict adaptations that allow plasticity in the face of a variety … Contact us about this record. It is a photoautotroph. Flickr photos, groups, and tags related to the "peringueyi" Flickr tag. Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by Few common species, which are originally from Australia, are named as blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon ), silver wattle (Acacia dealbata), black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), and coast wattle (Acacia longifolia). Flowers are very small and clustered into white spherical balls. Vachellia can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent stipules. 328. Causes and consequences of coexistence in the Vachellia drepanolobium ant-plant mutualism  Boyle, John ( 2017-05-10 ) This thesis focuses on a mutualism between the East African acacia tree Vachellia drepanolobium and the species of canopy-dwelling ants that inhabit it. with help from If you would like to support this site, please consider, http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php, http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. 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