Acacia schaffneri

Taxobox
name = "Acacia schaffneri"cite web
url=http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Acacia+schaffneri
title=Acacia schaffneri - ILDIS LegumeWeb
publisher=www.ildis.org
accessdate=2008-05-30
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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Acacia schaffneri" beans
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. schaffneri"
binomial = "Acacia schaffneri"
binomial_authority = (S. Watson) F.J. Herm. (1948)
synonyms =
*"Pithecellobium schaffneri" S. Watson
*"Poponax schaffneri" (S. Watson) Britton & Rose

"Acacia schaffneri" (Twisted Acacia, Schaffner Acacia) is a tree native to Mexico and the United States (Texas).

Uses

"Acacia schaffneri" wood is used for fuel and fences. The wood makes very good firewood. It is used for cooking.

"Acacia schaffneri" trees serve as food for animals. Goats and sheep browse leaves from the tree and eat the fuzzy beans when available late in the summer. Livestock use the trees for shade and shelter.

ome chemical compounds found in "Acacia schaffneri"

*Phenethylamine [http://uvalde.tamu.edu/pdf/chemtdaf.pdf Chemistry of Acacia's from South Texas] ]
*Beta-methyl-phenethylamine.]
*Tyramine.]
*Hordenine.]

The foliage and seeds of "Acacia schaffneri" have a protein content of about 11.6%. [ [http://www.asft.ttu.edu/cfire/databases/range3.html Range Shrubs] ]

References

Notes

General references

* [http://www.asft.ttu.edu/cfire/databases/range3.html Range Shrubs]

External links

* [http://www.delange.org/AcaciaTenazaPrieto/AcaciaTenazaPrieto.htm Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment]