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Acacia seyal Del.

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HIGHER TAXON: Acacieae

GENUS: Acacia Miller

Acacia seyal Del. [Accepted]
    Acacia fistula Schweinf. {Synonym}
    Acacia flava var. seyal (Del.)Roberty {Synonym}
    Acacia stenocarpa A.Rich. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Burkina (N) [11]; Cameroon (N) [8]; Chad (N) [64]
    Djibouti (N) [239]; Egypt (N) [50]; Ethiopia (N) [50]
    Ghana (N) [8]; Kenya (N) [1]; Malawi (N) [50]
    Mali (N) [11]; Mauritania (N) [8]; Mozambique (N) [6]
    Niger (N) [11]; Nigeria (N) [11]; Senegal (N) [11]
    Somalia (N) [50]; Sudan (N) [50]; Tanzania (N) [50]
    Togo (N) [8]; Uganda (N) [1]; Zambia (N) [6]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Sahel regional transition zone; bushland and thicket [33]
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [33]
    Somalia-Masai wooded grasslands. [33], Sudanian woodland [33]
    Zambezian wooded grassland [1]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Wood [1785,42]; Chemical products; Environmental; Miscellaneous; Forage;

  
NOTES:
  Two varieties recognised, var.seyal & var.fistula.
  Compiler (JML)believes A.seyal and A.fistula to be distinct in S.Sudan.


DATA SOURCES:

1.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

6.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

33.

   White,F., 1983
    The Vegetation of Africa
    The Vegetation of Africa

42.

   Dale,I.R. & Greenway,P.J., 1961
    Kenya Trees and Shrubs
    Kenya Trees and Shrubs

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.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

239.

   Bavazzano,R., 1972
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa

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.

1798.

   Mahmood,A. & Iqbal,P., 1994
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
    Pak.J.Bot. 26:1-20. Nodulation status of Leg plants in Sindh
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