Vachellia choriophylla
Cinnecord, Tamarindillo, Thornless Acacia
Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Also known as Acacia choriophylla
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Aroma, Fragrance, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Specimen tree. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Brittle wood. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
Wildlife: |
Provides food and cover for birds and other wildlife. | |
Insects: | ||
Native Habitats: | Dry sites, Coastal berm, rockland hammock, upland edges of mangrove swamps and buttonwood hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Critically imperiled in South Florida. |