Vachellia lasiopetala
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| Internal ID | UUID64406011d6d4f474483560 |
| Scientific name | Vachellia lasiopetala |
| Authority | (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
| First published in | Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 514 (2013) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Tanning bark: Harvested for use in leather production as a source of tannins.
- Gum (acacia gum): Exudated from wounds as a food-grade hydrocolloid stabilizer and emulsifier.
Industrial and craft applications:
- Timber/wood: Used as fuelwood and occasionally for construction, furniture, or agricultural implements in areas of natural distribution.
- Tannin extracts: Bark employed in commercial tanning operations as a source of condensed tannins for leather processing.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
- Gum arabic: Used in the food industry as a stabilizer, emulsifier, and glazing agent in confectionery, beverages, and baking. Also utilized in textile printing and finishing.
Colorants and tanning:
- Natural brown dye: Bark extracts historically used to dye fibers and leather a brown color.
- Tanning agent: High tannin content in bark enables use in leather manufacturing as a primary or supplementary tanning material.
Wood and fiber:
- Fuelwood: Valued as a primary source of firewood and charcoal in local communities.
- Light timber: Occasionally utilized for poles, fencing, and simple construction needs.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
- No documented non-medicinal uses in fragrance or cosmetics identified.
Properties relevant to use:
- Condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins) in bark provide high binding capacity for tanning collagen in leather.
- High-energy density wood makes it effective as fuelwood and charcoal.
- Neutral to slightly alkaline water-soluble gum arabic functions as an emulsifier and stabilizer due to its arabinogalactan protein complex structure.
Standards and regulation:
- Gum arabic (raw exudate) trade primarily governed by national standards within producing countries and international commercial specifications (e.g., grade, color, moisture, ash).
- Tannin extracts and bark materials follow regional/international trade norms based on tannin percentage and pH (e.g., ISO 17226-2 for leather industry).
- Timber used domestically typically adheres to regional construction/utility codes.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- Primarily sourced from wild stands in its natural range (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania).
- Sustainable harvesting involves bark removal without killing trees, allowing regeneration through coppicing. Appropriate logging practices employed for timber use.
- Populations monitored in logging/fuelwood regions to prevent overexploitation.
- Cultivation potential noted but not widely implemented for commercial products.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia lasiopetala | Oliv. | Fl. Trop. Afr.2: 346 (1871) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Africa click to expand
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East Tropical Africa
- Tanzania
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
- Mozambique
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West-central Tropical Africa
- Zaïre
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East Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001336858 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131738-1 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3917835 |
| IPNI | 77131738-1 |
| GBIF | 8182473 |
| USDA GRIN | 467306 |
| CMAUP | NPO2667 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives | |||||
| 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid | 135 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)O | 138.12 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives | |||||
| Vanillic Acid | 8468 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O | 168.15 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes | |||||
| Hentriacontane | 12410 | Click to see | 436.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides | |||||
| Aucubin | 91458 | Click to see C1=COC(C2C1C(C=C2CO)O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O | 346.33 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Ursolic Acid | 64945 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acid | 7163172 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Stigmasterol | 5280794 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / O-glycosyl compounds | |||||
| Sucrose | 5988 | Click to see | 342.30 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Oligosaccharides | |||||
| GlyTouCan:G72414ZC | 44420456 | Click to see | 504.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Stachyose | 439531 | Click to see | 666.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organoheterocyclic compounds / Imidazopyrimidines / Purines and purine derivatives / 6-aminopurines | |||||
| Adenine | 190 | Click to see C1=NC2=NC=NC(=C2N1)N | 135.13 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / 2-arylbenzofuran flavonoids | |||||
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(E)-3-[(2S,3R)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]prop-2-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | 11027727 | Click to see | 520.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Coumaric acids and derivatives | |||||
| [(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 6915840 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-4-yl] (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 5320625 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 110062419 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2O)OCCC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Calceolarioside A | 5273566 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O)O)O)O | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Calceolarioside B | 5273567 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Hellicoside | 5281778 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C=CC(=O)OC2C(OC(C(C2OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)OCC(C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)CO)O)O | 656.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isoacteoside | 6476333 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2O)OCCC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)COC(=O)C=CC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Isomartynoside | 91895373 | Click to see | 652.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Leucosceptoside A | 10394343 | Click to see | 638.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Martynoside | 5319292 | Click to see | 652.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Plantainoside B | 9847922 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Plantamajoside | 5281788 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 640.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Plantasioside | 44423103 | Click to see | 476.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Scroside B | 9831187 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C(C=C1)CCOC2C(C(C(C(O2)COC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 668.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Verbascoside | 5281800 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2C(C(OC(C2OC(=O)C=CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)CO)OCCC4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O | 624.60 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| Plantagoside | 174157 | Click to see | 466.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides | |||||
| Homoplantaginin | 5318083 | Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)C=C(O2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 462.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Plantaginin | 5320623 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C=C3O2)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |