| Source: |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Acacia seyal Delile
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 286. 1814 |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Acacieae
Genus - Acacia Mill.
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Synonyms:
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Acacia fistula Schweinf. |
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Acacia stenocarpa A. Rich. |
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Acacia flava var. seyal (Delile) Roberty |
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| Comments: |
Gum arabic inferior to that of A.senegal., Swollen thorn pairs occupied by the ant Crematogaster sjostedti. |
| Common names: |
Gum Arabic Tree (English), Shittim Wood (English), Thirty Thorn (English), Whistling Tree (English)[Credits] |
| Conservation Status: |
Not Threatened |
| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
Eg |
| Use: |
Chemical products, Environmental, Forage, Miscellaneous, Wood |
