Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens

Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Mimosoideae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. nilotica
Subspecies:	**A. n. subsp. adstringens**

Trinomial name

Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens
(Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty

Synonyms

Acacia adansonii Guill. & Perr.
Acacia adstringens (Schum. & Thonn.) Berhaut
Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd. var. adstringens (Schum. & Thonn.) Baker f.
Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile subsp. adansonii (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Mimosa adstringens Schum. & Thonn.

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1 Description
2 Uses
- 2.1 Wood
3 References
- 3.1 Notes
- 3.2 General references

Description

Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens is a perennial tree. It is not listed as being threatened. Some common names for it are Cassie, Piquants Blancs and Piquant Lulu. Its geographic distribution includes Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean area and the Middle East.

Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens is difficult to tell apart from Acacia karoo without seeing the seed pods.^[1]

Uses

Wood

The tree's wood heartwood has a density of about 0.945 g/cm³ and its sapwood has a density of about 0.827 g/cm³.^[2]

References

Notes

^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
^ FAO

General references

Acacia
www.hear.org

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