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Vachellia nilotica, more commonly known as Acacia nilotica, and by the vernacular names of gum arabic tree, babul, thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
Acacia nilotica is one of about 130 African species of Acacia, belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family (Fabaceae). These differ significantly from the Australian acacias in being armed with thorns and producing highly palatable pods.
Dec 1, 2015 · Acacia nilotica (L.) Wild ex. Del. belongs to family Fabaceae (subfamily: Mimosoideae) of genus Acacia containing an excess of 1350 species ( Seigler, 2003) is a medium sized tree, 15–18 m tall, with a stem diameter of 2–3 m having low, spreading and almost symmetrical crown.
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram. Habit: A moderate-sized, throny tree, upto 10m. Keystone Foundation. Solitary globose heads; golden yellow.
Acacia nilotica factsheet. Origin. Africa and South Asia. Ecology. Annual rainfall: 600-1200mm. Normal temp range: 9-40°C. Altitude range: 15-600m. Seasonal adaptability: withstands drought extremely well. Soils: prefers alkamine to neutral soils, deep soils, and alluvial loams; grows on heavier clay soils as well.
General Information. An exceedingly variable species. Tree, c. 1.2-18 m high, variable in shape; bark on trunk rough, fissured, blackish, grey or brown; young branches almost glabrous to subtomentose. Stipules spinescent, up to 8 cm long.
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. (Leguminosae, subfamily Mimosoideae) is one of about 135 thorny African Acacia species. Variation is considerable with nine subspecies presently recognized, three occurring in the Indian subcontinent and six throughout Africa (Brenan 1983.)
In 1913 Nathaniel Lord Britton and Addison Brown selected Mimosa scorpioides L. (≡ Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.Wight = Acacia nilotica (L.) Delille), a species from Africa, as the lectotype of the name. History. Genus Acacia was considered to contain some 1 352 species leading to 1986.
Vachellia nilotica subsp. nilotica (commonly known as Egyptian thorn, prickly acacia, scented thorn or scented-pod acacia) is a perennial tree native to Africa. It has also been introduced to the Indian Ocean area and to the Middle East.
Acaia nilotica is a moderate sized tree that grows up to 20m, but this is attenuated by site. It has a flattish or umbrella shaped crown and is easily identified by its bright yellow, sweet-scented flower heads, its sweet-smelling gray pods and its paired whitish spines at the base of each leaf.
