Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

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

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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)

Distribution

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

References

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. : 172(4): 515

Links

• 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.

Vernacular names

English: Babul, Kikar, Prickly Acacia

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