Vachellia nilotica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia nilotica
Subspecies: V. n. subsp. adstringens – V. n. subsp. cupressiformis – V. n. subsp. hemispherica – V. n. subsp. indica – V. n. subsp. kraussiana – V. n. subsp. leiocarpa – V. n. subsp. nilotica – V. n. subsp. subalata – V. n. subsp. tomentosa

Name

Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. in D.J.Mabberley, Mabberley's Pl.-Book, ed. 3: 1021 (2008).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Mimosa nilotica L., Sp. Pl. 1: 521 (1753).
Homotypic
- Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile, Fl. Aegypt. Illustr. 79; Desf. Tabl. Hort. Par. ed. II. 208 (1813).
- Gumifera nilotica (L.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 118 (1838).
- Acacia arabica var. nilotica (L.) Benth.
- Acacia scorpioides var. nilotica (L.) A.Chev.
Heterotypic
- Mimosa scorpioides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 521 (1753).
  - Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.Wight, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 9: 173 (1905).
- Mimosa arabica Lam. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. 1(1): 19 (1783).
  - Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 1085 (1806).
- Acacia vera Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 95 (1764).
- Acacia vera Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(2): 1085 (1806).
  - Gumifera vera (Willd.) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 118 (1838).
- Acacia pseudoarabica Blume ex Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 8 (1855).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco (doubtfully present).
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Cape Verde.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Senegal, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Iran, Iraq.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Myanmar.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Mabberley, D.J. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, Their Classification and Uses. 3rd ed.: 1021.

Primary references

Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4): 500–523. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12047 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia nilotica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vachellia nilotica. Published online. Accessed: Aug 27 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Vachellia nilotica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
Vachellia nilotica – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: বাবলা
English: Arabic Gum Tree, Babul
français: Acacia d’Arabie, Gommier rouge, Gonakié
हिन्दी: बबूल
मराठी: गावठी बाभूळ
नेपाली: बबुल
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਕਿੱਕਰ
संस्कृतम्: कृष्णखदिरवृक्षः

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