Acacia sphaerocephala
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Acacia sphaerocephala
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| Bull's Horn Thorn | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. sphaerocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia sphaerocephala |
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Acacia sphaerocephala (Bull's Horn Thorn) is a plant of the family Fabaceae. The name comes from the shape of the thorns which do indeed resemble the horns of a bull. The tree has a strong, symbiotic relationship with a species of stinging ant, Pseudomyrmex ferruginea. This Acacia is a native of Africa.
References
Whitney. H.M. and B.J. Glover. 2007. Coevolution: Plant-Insect. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, 1-7
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