Bull horn acacia (Vachellia collinsii)

Vachellia collinsii is a thorny plant from Mexico and Central America, famous for its mutualism with Pseudomyrmex ants. It offers hollow thorns for ant housing and food,.

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Synonyms

Acacia collinsii Saff.

Acacia costaricensis Schenck

Acacia glutea Ram.Goyena

Acacia nelsonii Saff.

Acacia panamensis Schenck

Acacia penomensis Saff.

Acacia yucatanensis Schenck

Myrmecodendron collinsii (Saff.) Britton & Rose

Myrmecodendron costaricense (Schenck) Britton & Rose

Taxonomy

kingdomPlantae
divisionTracheophyta
classMagnoliopsida
orderFabales
familyFabaceae
genusVachellia
speciesVachellia collinsii

Bull horn acacia (Vachellia collinsii)

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Bull horn acacia (Vachellia collinsii)

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