AnAge entry for Vachellia tortilis
Classification (HAGRID: 04665)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Plantae (Taxon entry)
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia
- Species
- Vachellia tortilis
- Common name
- Umbrella thorn
- Synonyms
- Acacia tortilis
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 650 years (wild)
- Source
- ref. 1446
- Sample size
- Tiny
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Radiocarbon dating and age scenarios based on the Gompertz growth equation were used to estimate the age of a small number of studied trees to be between 200 up to 650 years, but this remains unconfirmed for larger datasets [1446].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1446] Andersen and Krzywinski (2007), Longevity and growth of Acacia tortilis; insights from 14C content and anatomy of wood (PubMed)
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 819955
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