Species Acacia borleae
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acacia:
Gk. akakia (a-kakos) = not good. Gk. ake, akis = a sharp point; probably refers to the spines (stipules) that are typical in many of these genera. The name given by early Greek botanistphysician Pedanius Dioscorides (c 40–90) to the Egyptian thorn, Vachellia nilotica, for its medicinal properties. However, this name remains controversial, and Southern African ‘Acacias’ are divided into two genera.
Etymology of borleae:
After Jeanne Borle (b. 1880) plant collector in Mozambique and Botswana
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 325 (1922)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1922
Observations of Taxon
Acacia borleae
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown