Acacia nilotica (L.)Del.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [50][1360][1790][1915]

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Other names:

• Acacia arabica (Lam.)Willd. [Synonym] [1790][1712][1409][1360]
  
• Acacia scorpioides W.Wight [Synonym] [1712]
  
• Mimosa arabica Lam. [Synonym] [1790][1430][1409]
  
• Mimosa nilotica L. [Synonym] [1915][1790][1712][1430][1409][1360]
  
• Mimosa scorpioides L. [Synonym] [1712]
  

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Common Names:

• Acacia de Cayenne [1790]
  
• Babul [1902]
  
• Black Piquant [1790]
  
• Casha [1790]
  
• Cassie [1790]
  
• Goma Ar bica [1430]
  
• Gum Arabic Tree [1430] [2153]
  

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Descriptors:

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

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Uses:

• Chemical products [14]
  
• Domestic [1877]
  
• Environmental [1862]
  
• Forage [1862] [2059]
  
• Medicine [14] [1877]
  
• Wood [14] [1877]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Algeria [50]
  • Angola-ISO [50]
  • Botswana [50]
  • Egypt [50]
  • Ethiopia [50]
  • Gambia The [50]
  • Ghana [50]
  • Guinea Bissau [50]
  • Kenya [50]
  • Libya [50]
  • Malawi [50]
  • Mali [50]
  • Mozambique [50]
  • Niger [78]
  • Nigeria [50]
  • Senegal [50]
  • Somalia [50]
  • South Africa [50]
  • Sudan [50]
  • Tanzania [50]
  • Togo [50]
  • Uganda [50]
  • Zambia [50]
  • Zimbabwe [50]

• Asia [1939] [2010] [2081] [2085]
  • China [2085]
  • India [2010]
  • India-ISO [50]
  • Iran [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]
  • Pakistan [2010]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Northern Territory [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]

• Caribbean [1409] [1430] [1790] [2153]
  • Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
  • Bahamas [2153]
  • Barbados [1790]
  • Cuba [1409]
  • Grenada [1790]
  • Guadeloupe [1790]
  • Martinique [1790]
  • Montserrat [1790]
  • Puerto Rico [1430]
  • St Lucia [1790]
  • St Martin-St Barthelemy [1790]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]
  • Rodrigues [1915]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Israel [1939]
  • Oman [1939]
  • Syria [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

• North America [1360]
  • United States [1360]
    • California [1360]

• South America [1712]
  • Galapagos [1712]

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Notes:

• Seven subspecies recognised (Ross ref.50).
  
• Subsps:adstringens,indica,kraussiana,leiocarpa,nilotica,subalata & tomentosa.
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:26