Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

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: Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr., 2013

Basionym
- Acacia arabica var. tomentosa Benth. (1842)
Homotypic
- Acacia scorpioides var. pubescens A.Chev. (1927)
- Acacia nilotica var. tomentosa (Benth.) A.F.Hill (1940)
- Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Brenan (1957)
- Acacia nebneb Adans. (1773)
Heterotypic
- Acacia neboueb Baill. (1863-4)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
Continental: Asia-Temperate-temperate
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Saudi Arabia
Introduced into:
- Angola

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. : 172(4): 515

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa 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 subsp. tomentosa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 27 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2020.
Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

English: Babul, Kikar, Prickly Acacia