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Acacia nilotica (Gum Arabic Tree; Cassie; Cassie a Piquants Blancs; Piquant Lulu; Karuvel; Goma Arabica; Casha; Black Piquant; Acacia de Cayenne)

Synonyms: Acacia arabica; Acacia scorpioides; Mimosa arabica; Mimosa nilotica; Mimosa scorpioides
Language: Hindi

Wikipedia Abstract

Acacia nilotica (gum arabic tree, babul, Egyptian thorn, Sant tree, Al-sant or prickly acacia; called thorn mimosa in Australia; lekkerruikpeul or scented thorn in South Africa) is a species of Acacia (wattle) native to Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It is also currently an invasive species of significant concern in Australia. The generic name of this plant derives from ακακία (akakia), the name given by early Greek botanist-physician Pedanius Dioscorides (ca.
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Infraspecies

Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens (Cassie a Piquants Blancs) (Attributes)
Acacia nilotica subsp. cupressiformis
Acacia nilotica subsp. hemispherica
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (Babul)
Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Acacia nilotica subsp. leiocarpa
Acacia nilotica subsp. nilotica
Acacia nilotica subsp. subalata
Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

Invasive Species

Acacia nilotica is a small tree 4 to 5 metres tall that was initially introduced to tropical areas for shading and forage. It forms dense stands that limit access to water for livestock, diminish the quality of pasture and compete with native plants. Acacia nilotica is regarded in Australia as a pest plant of national importance.
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Attributes

Height [1]  22 feet (6.9 m)
Width [1]  17 feet (5.3 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Low
Janka Hardness [3]  2650 lbf (1202 kgf) Very Hard
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Archipelago de Colon Biosphere Reserve 34336011 Galapagos Islands, Ecuador  

Predators

Andaspis leucophleae[5]
Anomalococcus indicus[5]
Axis axis (chital)[6]
Boselaphus tragocamelus (nilgai)[7]
Camelus dromedarius (dromedary)[8]
Cerococcus indicus (yellow cotton scale)[5]
Ceronema africana[5]
Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[5]
Hemaspidoproctus cinereus[5]
Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)[5]
Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale)[5]
Lecanodiaspis africana[5]
Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[5]
Melanaspis chrysobalani[5]
Nectarinia asiatica (Purple sunbird)[9]
Nipaecoccus viridis (karoo thorn mealybug)[5]
Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (mulberry scale)[5]
Pseudotargionia glandulosa[5]
Pulvinarisca acaciae[5]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Distribution

Algeria (native); Angola-ISO (native); Antigua-Barbuda (introduced); Australia (introduced); Bahamas (introduced); Bangladesh (native); Barbados (introduced); Botswana (native); China (introduced); Cuba (introduced); Egypt (native); Ethiopia (native); Galapagos (introduced); Gambia The (native); Ghana (native); Grenada (introduced); Guadeloupe (introduced); Guinea Bissau (native); Hainan (introduced); India (native); India-ISO (native); Iran (native); Iraq (native); Israel (native); Kenya (native); Libya (native); Madagascar (introduced); Malawi (native); Mali (native); Martinique (introduced); Mauritius (introduced); Montserrat (introduced); Mozambique (native); Nepal (native); Niger (native); Nigeria (native); Oman (native); Pakistan (native); Puerto Rico (introduced); Rodrigues (introduced); Senegal (native); Somalia (native); South Africa (native); Sri Lanka (introduced); St Lucia (introduced); St Martin-St Barthelemy (introduced); Sudan (native); Syria (native); Tanzania (native); Togo (native); Uganda (native); United States (introduced); Yemen (native); Zambia (native); Zimbabwe (native);

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Rico M.L., 1994, ILDIS World Database of Legumes in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts ♦ 4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 6Food habits of ungulates in dry tropical forests of Gir Lion Sanctuary, Gujarat, India, Jamal A. KHAN, Acta Theriologica 39 (2): 185-193,1994. ♦ 7Boselaphus tragocamelus, DAVID M. LESLIE, JR., MAMMALIAN SPECIES 813:1–16 (2008) ♦ 8FEEDING BEHAVIOUR OF CAMEL REVIEW, Arshad Iqbal & Bakht Baidar Khan, Pak. J. Agri. Sei. Vol. 38 (3-4), 2001, p. 58-63 ♦ 9Notes on Feeding and Breeding Habits of the Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica (Cinnyris asiaticus) in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan, Southern Iran, TAHER GHADIRIAN, ALI T. QASHQAEI & MOHSEN DADRAS, Podoces, 2007, 2(2): 122–126
Invasive Status provided by Global Invasive Species Database Downloaded on 10 May 2011.
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food - February 2013