Acacia nilotica (L.)Del. Subsp. nilotica

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: nilotica
Subspecies authority: (L.)Del.
References: [50][1915]

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Other names:

• Acacia vera Willd. [Synonym] [1712][1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Chad [64]
  • Egypt [50]
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Mali [50]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [50]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sudan [50]

• Indian Ocean [3052]
  • Mauritius [3052]

• Middle East
  • Oman [8]
  • South Yemen [8]

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Notes:

• Presence in Mauritius unconfirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:26