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Faidherbia albida (Del.)A.Chev.

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HIGHER TAXON: Acacieae

GENUS: Faidherbia A.Chev.

Faidherbia albida (Del.)A.Chev. [Accepted]
    Acacia Miller albida Del. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Apple-ring acacia [62]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Algeria (N) [62]; Angola-ISO (N) [62]; Benin (N) [62]
    Botswana (N) [62]; Burkina (N) [62]; Cameroon (N) [62]
    Cape Verde (I) [62]; Chad (N) [62]; Egypt (N) [62]
    Ethiopia (N) [62]; Gambia The (N) [62]; Ghana (N) [62]
    Guinea Bissau (N) [62]; Kenya (N) [62]; Malawi (N) [62]
    Mali (N) [62]; Mauritania (N) [62]; Mozambique (N) [62]
    Namibia-ISO (N) [62]; Niger (N) [62]; Nigeria (N) [62]
    Senegal (N) [62]; Somalia (N) [62]; South Africa (N) [62]
    Sudan (N) [62]; Swaziland (N) [62]; Tanzania (N) [62]
    Togo (N) [62]; Uganda (N) [62]; Western Sahara (N) [238]
    Zaire (N) [62]; Zambia (N) [62]; Zimbabwe (N) [62]
  Middle East
    Cyprus (I) [62]; Israel (N) [62]; Lebanon (N) [62]
  South Atlantic & S.Oceans
    Ascension Is (I) [62]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Sahelian regional transition zone : woodland. [50], Sudanian woodland [50]
    Zambezian woodland [50]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Wood [1785,62]; Forage [1785,62,62]; Medicine [1785,62,62,62]; Environmental; Food and Drink; Toxins; Domestic; Miscellaneous

  
NOTES:
  Two unnamed races distinguished by Wickens (1969 - Ref 62).
  May occur in Libya (or may be extinct). (Wickens 1969 - ref.62).
  Bibliography in reference associated with this note [561]


DATA SOURCES:

50.

   Ross,J.H., 1979
    Mem.Bot.Surv.S.Afr.44:1-150. A conspectus of African Acacia.
    Mem.Bot.Surv.S.Afr.44:1-150. A conspectus of African Acacia.

62.

   Wickens,G.E., 1969
    Kew Bull.23:181-202.A study of Acacia albida
    Kew Bull.23:181-202.A study of Acacia albida

238.

   Guinea,E., 1948
    Anales Jard.Bot.Madrid 8:357-431. Cat.Pl.Sahara espanol
    Anales Jard.Bot.Madrid 8:357-431. Cat.Pl.Sahara espanol

561.

   Boudet,G. & Lebrun,J.-P., 1986
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.
    Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali.IEMVPT Et.+Syn.16.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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