Acacia tortuosa
Encyclopedia
Acacia tortuosa, the Twisted acacia , Poponax and Huisachillo, is a woody legume plant
in the Acacia
genus, a thorn tree of the Caribbean, Florida
, southern Texas
, northeastern and central Mexico, and northern South America. It is found in tropical and desert habitats, such as the Rio Grande Valley
, Central Mexican Plateau
, and Colombian Tatacoa Desert
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Acacia
Acacia
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...
genus, a thorn tree of the Caribbean, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, southern Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, northeastern and central Mexico, and northern South America. It is found in tropical and desert habitats, such as the Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley or the Lower Rio Grande Valley, informally called The Valley, is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas...
, Central Mexican Plateau
Mexican Plateau
The Central Mexican Plateau, also known as the Mexican Altiplano or Altiplanicie Mexicana, is a large arid-to-semiarid plateau that occupies much of northern and central Mexico...
, and Colombian Tatacoa Desert
Tatacoa Desert
The Tatacoa Desert, the second largest arid zone in Colombia after the Guajira Peninsula, is one of the most attractive scenery Colombia occupies 330 square kilometers of land in ocher and gray brushstrokes of green cactus...
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Description
Acacia tortuosa is a shrub - small tree to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) tall.- stipular spines: may be fused at bases.
- leaves: cpd, 4-8 pairs of segments, 15-20 pairs of leafflets; petiolar gland elliptic.
- yellow flowers; stamens numerous.
- fruit: a slender moniliform, slightly curved.