FNPS Plant Database

Vachellia choriophylla

cinnecord, tamarindillo, thornless acacia

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

cinnecord, tamarindillo, thornless acacia

Synonym(s):

Acacia choriophylla

Genus species:

Vachellia choriophylla

Family:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

8-12 (35) ft tall.

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Evergreen. Flowers in spring.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen tree prized for its dark green foliage.

Considerations:

Brittle wood.

Availability:

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Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry


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Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Rock

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Provides food and cover for birds and other wildlife.

Native Habitats:

Dry sites, Coastal berm, pine rocklands, rockland hammock, upland edges of mangrove swamps and buttonwood hammocks.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered in Florida.

Citations:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.

Institute for Regional Conservation.  https://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Vachchor&tx=Vachchor

Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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