Acacia seyal Del.

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

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Other names:

• Acacia fistula Schweinf. [Synonym] [50]
  
• Acacia flava (Forsskal)Schweinf. Var. seyal (Del.)Roberty [Synonym] [50]
  
• Acacia stenocarpa A.Rich. [Synonym] [50]
  

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Common Names:

• Shittim Wood [1902]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1999 Bisby FA
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [1939]
  
• Environmental [1360]
  
• Wood [42]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Burkina [11]
  • Cameroon [8]
  • Chad [64]
  • Djibouti [239]
  • Egypt [50]
  • Ethiopia [50]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Kenya [1]
  • Malawi [50]
  • Mali [11]
  • Mauritania [8]
  • Mozambique [6]
  • Niger [11]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Somalia [50]
  • Sudan [50]
  • Tanzania [50]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [1]
  • Zambia [6]

• Asia [1914] [2010]
  • India [1914]
  • Pakistan [2010]

• Middle East [1939]
  • Saudi Arabia [1939]
  • Yemen [1939]

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

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Notes:

• Two varieties recognised, var.seyal & var.fistula.
  
• Compiler (JML)believes A.seyal and A.fistula to be distinct in S.Sudan.
  
• Gum arabic inferior to that of A.senegal. [2059]
  
• Swollen thorn pairs occupied by the ant Crematogaster sjostedti. [3087]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:44