| Scientific Name | Vachellia robusta (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. robusta | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | FABACEAE | Synonyms | Acacia robusta Burch. subsp. robusta | Common Names | Aapkop (a), Ankle Thorn (e), Bergkameel (a), Bergkameeldoring (a), Brack Thorn (e), Brag Thorn (e), Broad-pod Robust Thorn (e), Brosdoring (a), Engelse Doring (a), Engelsedoring (a), Enkeldoring (a), False Umbrella Thorn (e), Kameeldoring (a), Moga (tw), Mokhu (tw), Moku (tw), Mooka (ns), Muvumba Ngwena (v), Oudoring (a), Praaldoring (a), Pragdoring (a), Pronkdoring (a), Splendid Acacia (e), Splendid Thorn (e), Umngamanzi (z), Umngampunzi (x), Umnquawe (z), Vals-haak-en-steek (a) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2020/03/03 | Assessor(s) | L. von Staden | Justification | This taxon is widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. It is therefore assessed as Least Concern. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West | Range | It is widespread across northern South Africa. It is rare in KwaZulu-Natal, where subspecies clavigera is more prevalent, and the two subspecies are difficult to separate (Boon 2010). It also occurs in Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Marikana Thornveld, Lydenburg Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Highland Thornveld, Andesite Mountain Bushveld, Central Sandy Bushveld, Loskop Mountain Bushveld, Loskop Thornveld, Springbokvlakte Thornveld, Western Sandy Bushveld, Waterberg Mountain Bushveld, Makhado Sweet Bushveld, Sekhukhune Plains Bushveld, Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld, Klerksdorp Thornveld, Dwarsberg-Swartruggens Mountain Bushveld, Bhisho Thornveld, Moot Plains Bushveld, Gold Reef Mountain Bushveld, Mafikeng Bushveld, Kimberley Thornveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Zululand Lowveld, Musina Mopane Bushveld, Thukela Valley Bushveld, Thukela Thornveld, KwaZulu-Natal Hinterland Thornveld, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Zeerust Thornveld | Description | It occurs in dry river valleys, bushveld and wooded grasslands away from the coast. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Vachellia robusta (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. robusta | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Acacia robusta Burch. subsp. robusta | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography | Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
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Pooley, E. 1998. The complete field guide to trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | von Staden, L. 2020. Vachellia robusta (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. robusta. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/17 |
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