| Vachellia caven | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. caven |
| Binomial name | |
| Vachellia caven | |
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Vachellia caven (Roman cassie,aromita,aromo criollo,caven,churque,churqui,espinillo,espinillo de baado,espino,espino maulino)[3] is anornamental tree in the familyFabaceae.Vachellia caven is native toArgentina,Bolivia,Chile,Paraguay,Uruguay andRio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It grows four to five metres tall and bears very stiff and sharp white thorns up to 2 cm in length. It blooms in spring, with bright yellow flower clusters 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter.
Prominent occurrences ofV. caven are within theChilean matorral of central Chile, where the species is a common associate of theChilean Wine Palm,Jubaea chilensis.[4]
The flowers ofV. caven are used as food forbees in the production ofhoney.[5]
The tree is used for erosion control.[5]
The tree has ornamental uses.[5]
Tannin from the seed pods is used fortanning hides.[6] Thewood is used asfuel and to make posts forfences. The chief current human use forV. caven is in the production ofcharcoal.[5]
The flowers are used inperfume.[5][6]
