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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.
It turned out that one lineage comprising over 900 species mainly native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia was not closely related to the much smaller group of African lineage that contained A. nilotica – the type species. This meant that the Australasian lineage (by far the most prolific in number of species) would need to be renamed.
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.
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.
The ICN dictated that under these circumstances, the name of Acacia should remain with the original type, which was Acacia nilotica. However, that year the General Committee of the IBC decided that Acacia should be given a new type (Acacia verticillatum) so that the ~920 species of Australian acacias would not need to be renamed Racosperma ...
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.
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.
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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.)
Nov 20, 2010 · Species name: Acacia nilotica. This tree is a native to Africa. Many tribes in Africa use it for medicinal purposes such as to treat cough, diarrhoea, dysentry etc. The tree is thorny and makes a good hedge for agricultural fields to keep out grazing animals.
