Vachellia tortilis - Unknown
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Internal ID UUID64405a5ef1fc6492347778
Scientific name Vachellia tortilis
Authority (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi
First published in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano149: 150 (2008)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Mimosa tortilis Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 176 (1775)
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne Getreue Darstell. Gew.10: t. 31 (1827)
Acacia tortilis subsp. tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne

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Language Common/alternative name
English umbrella thorn
Afrikaans haak-en-steek
Tamil வச்செலியா டோர்டைலிசு
tn mosu
Chinese 叠伞金合欢

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Vachellia tortilis subsp. campoptila (Schweinf.) Ragup., Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin Phytotaxa162: 177 (2014)
Vachellia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 517 (2013)
Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana (Savi) Kyal. & Boatwr. Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 517 (2013)
Vachellia tortilis subsp. spirocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 517 (2013)
Vachellia tortilis subsp. tortilis Unknown

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
      • Western Sahara
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Cape Provinces
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Burkina
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Gulf States
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001285358
Tropicos 50327453
INPN 887908
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77087190-1
The Plant List tro-50327453
PFAF Vachellia tortilis
Open Tree Of Life 581630
Observations.org 779546
NCBI Taxonomy 138046
IUCN Red List 19375415
IPNI 77087190-1
iNaturalist 489563
GBIF 3974700
Elurikkus 444786
USDA GRIN 465247

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Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Rural Households' Demand Status for Mitigation of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC Invasion and Its Determinant Factors in Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence from Afar National Regional State Sisay K, Bekele K, Haji J, Schaffner U ScientificWorldJournal 26-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11068454
doi:10.1155/2024/5521245
PMID:38708123
Ecological aspects and relationships of the emblematic Vachellia spp. exposed to anthropic pressures and parasitism in natural hyper-arid ecosystems: ethnobotanical elements, morphology, and biological nitrogen fixation Vincent B, Bourillon J, Gotty K, Boukcim H, Selosse MA, Cambou A, Damasio C, Voisin M, Boivin S, Figura T, Nespoulous J, Galiana A, Maurice K, Ducousso M Planta 25-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11045644
doi:10.1007/s00425-024-04407-0
PMID:38662123
Impact of floral and geographical origins on honey quality parameters in Saudi Arabian regions Alaerjani WM, Mohammed ME Sci Rep 15-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11018611
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-59359-y
PMID:38622258
Wetland vegetation composition and ecology of Lake Abaya in southern Ethiopia Gojamme DU PLoS One 10-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11006174
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301795
PMID:38598506
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia Oda BK, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Asfaw Z, Debella A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 09-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10924356
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00665-0
PMID:38461267
Camel urine as a potential source of bioactive molecules showing their efficacy against pathogens: A systematic review Amina R, Habiba R, Abouddihaj B Saudi J Biol Sci 25-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10940778
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103966
PMID:38495380
Effect of ecological and anthropogenic factors on grouping patterns in African lions across Kenya Chege M, Bertola LD, De Snoo GR, Ngene S, Otieno T, Amoke I, van 't Zelfde M, Dolrenry S, Broekhuis F, Tamis W, De Iongh HH, Elliot NB Ecol Evol 14-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10867360
doi:10.1002/ece3.10982
PMID:38362173
Ventricular Septal Defect and Mitral Regurgitation Due to Penetrating Cardiac Trauma; a Case Report and Review of Literature Mortezaeian H, Tabib A, Pouraliakbar H, Anafje M, Ebrahimi P, Soltani P Arch Acad Emerg Med 10-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10988181
doi:10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2267
PMID:38572216
Elimination of detached Listeria monocytogenes from the biofilm on stainless steel surfaces during milk and cheese processing using natural plant extracts El-sawy YN, Abdel-Salam AB, Abd-Elhady HM, Abou-Taleb KA, Ahmed RF Sci Rep 27-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10821901
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52394-9
PMID:38280925
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its environmental sensor ability to some heavy metals Ibrahim NH, Taha GM, Hagaggi NS, Moghazy MA BMC Chem 06-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10771699
doi:10.1186/s13065-023-01105-y
PMID:38184656
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Alemu M, Asfaw Z, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Debella A, Sisay B, Debebe E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768247
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00644-x
PMID:38178202
Diversity, Distribution, and applications of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the Arabian Peninsula Alrajhi K, Bibi S, Abu-Dieyeh M Saudi J Biol Sci 25-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10805673
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103911
PMID:38268781
Plant communities on inselbergs in Burkina Faso Tindano E, Kaboré GE, Porembski S, Thiombiano A Heliyon 14-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10772096
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23653
PMID:38192748
Ethnomedicinal evaluation of medicinal plants used for therapies by men and women in rural and urban communities in Makkah district Qari SH, Alqethami A, Qumsani AT Saudi Pharm J 02-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10733703
doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101881
PMID:38130903
Determinants of plant community along environmental gradients in Geramo forest, the western escarpment of the rift valley of Ethiopia Getaneh ZA, Demissew S, Woldu Z, Aynekulu E PLoS One 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10681247
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294324
PMID:38011089

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Octadecatrienic acid 186112 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCC=CC=CC=CC(=O)O 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02901545
Octadecatrienoic acid 6506665 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCC=CC=CC=CC(=O)O 278.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02901545
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Apigenin 5280443 Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O 270.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.3184/030823402103171960
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.3184/030823402103171960
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)O 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.3184/030823402103171960
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 51402807 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.4000/BOOKS.IRDEDITIONS.5257
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 13915963 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 626.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.4000/BOOKS.IRDEDITIONS.5257
Hyperoside 5281643 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.4000/BOOKS.IRDEDITIONS.5257
Rutin 5280805 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O 610.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.4000/BOOKS.IRDEDITIONS.5257
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Isoflavonoids / Isoflav-2-enes / Isoflavones
5,7-Dihydroxy-3-[4-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]phenyl]chromen-4-one 12052484 Click to see CC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=CC=C(C=C2)C3=COC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O 358.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.3184/030823402103171960
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids / Cinnamylphenols
1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-ol 130162 Click to see C1=CC(=CC(=C1)O)CC(CC2=C(C=C(C=C2)O)O)O 260.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962610
1-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propan-2-ol 130164 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCC(C2=C(C=C(C=C2)O)O)O)O)O 276.28 unknown https://doi.org/10.1055/S-2006-962610

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