Vachellia karroo, (synonym Acacia karroo) commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of Vachellia, in the Mimosa sub-family (Mimosoideae) of the Fabaceae or pea family, which is native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa.[3]
It is a shrub or small to medium-sized tree which grows to height of 12m.[4] It is difficult to tell apart from Vachellia nilotica subsp. adstringens without examining the seed pods. The Botanical Society of South Africa has accepted a name change to Vachellia karroo.[5]
Common names in various languages include doringboom, soetdoring, cassie, piquants blancs, cassie piquants blancs, deo-babool, doorn boom, kaludai, kikar, mormati, pahari kikar, umga and udai vel.[2]
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^"Vachellia karroo (as Acacia karroo)". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^Department of the Environment and Heritage and the CRC for Australian Weed Management, 2003 Archived 3 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^"Name changes in African Acacia species: Plant name changes". Veld & Flora. 100.
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