'''''Ammodendron''''' islà amột genus[[chi of(sinh học)|chi]] [[floweringthực vật có planthoa]]s, called the '''sand acacias''', in the [[legume]], [[Fabaceae]]. It belongs to the subfamily [[Faboideae]]. Its name is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] [[wikt:άμμος|άμμος]] ''ammos'' ("sand") and [[wikt:δένδρον|δένδρον]] ''dendron'' ("tree").<ref>{{cite book | last = Jobling | first = James A. | title = A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | year = 1991 | location = Oxford | page = 10| isbn = 0-19-854634-3 }}</ref>