Faidherbia albida (Delile) A.Chev.
Distribution
Native to:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Iran, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Ascension, Cyprus, India, Pakistan, Yemen
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Acacia albida Delile in Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 286 (1813)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acacia aegyptiaca Baill. in Adansonia 4: 82 (1863)
- Acacia albida var. microfoliolata De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 3: 56 (1925)
- Acacia albida var. senegalensis Benth. in London J. Bot. 1: 505 (1842)
- Acacia albida var. variofoliolata De Wild. in Pl. Bequaert. 3: 57 (1925)
- Acacia gyrocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. in Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 241 (1848)
- Acacia mossambicensis Bolle in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 15 (1861)
- Acacia saccharata Benth. in London J. Bot. 1: 505 (1842)
- Acacia selenicarpa Desv. in W.Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 60 (1825)
- Faidherbia albida var. glabra Nongon. in Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 39: 599 (1976 publ. 1977)
- Faidherbia albida var. pseudoglabra Nongon. in Bull. Inst. Fondam. Afrique Noire, Sér. A, Sci. Nat. 38: 599 (1976 publ. 1977)
- Prosopis kirkii Oliv. in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 332 (1871)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
- Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
- Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. [Cited as Acacia albida.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 3: 1-89. ORSTROM, Bangui.
- Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
- Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M. & Long, G. (eds.) (1989). Med-checklist 4: 1-458. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Milgahid, A.M. (1989). Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3, 2: 1-282. University Libraries, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Packer, J.E. (1974). Ascension Handbook. A concise guide to Ascension Island South Atlantic ed. 2 Packer, Georgetown.
- Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Anonymous (1979). Tropical Legumes:Resources for the Future. Washington.
- Bailey, L. H. & Bailey, E. Z. (1976). Hortus Third. New York: Macmillan
- Ross, J. H. (1979). Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Afr. 44:1-150. A conspectus of African Acacia.
- Skerman, P. J. (1987). Tropical forage Legumes. New York.
- Wickens, G. E. (1969). Kew Bull. 23:181-202. A study of Acacia albida
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Mar 29, 2016 | Andru, J. [3301], Senegal | K001105810 | No | ||
Dec 12, 2014 | Bari, Abdullah [M7-C38], Mali | K001041016 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2009 | Gossweiler, J. [11031], Angola | K001276764 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2009 | Gossweiler, J. [4932], Angola | K001276761 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2009 | Yeates, M. [88/Mali/2], Mali | K000635110 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2009 | Gossweiler, J. [1719], Angola | K001276762 | No | ||
Jan 1, 2009 | Gossweiler, J. [3624], Angola | K001276763 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1963 | Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [4383], Burkina Faso | Acacia albida | K000386659 | No | |
Sieber [45], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232646 | Yes | ||
Sieber [45], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232647 | Yes | ||
Heudelot [391], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232651 | Yes | ||
Robert [s.n.], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232650 | Yes | ||
Brunner [72], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232648 | Yes | ||
Montbret [391], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232649 | Yes | ||
Ward [65], Senegal | Acacia albida | K000232665 | Yes | ||
Pfund, J. [17], Sudan | Acacia albida | K000244208 | Yes | ||
Pfund, J. [87], Sudan | Acacia albida | K000244209 | Yes | ||
Schweinfurth, G. [623], Sudan | Acacia albida | K000244211 | Yes | ||
Schweinfurth, G. [534], Sudan | Acacia albida | K000244210 | Yes | ||
Schimper [1333], Ethiopia | Acacia albida | K000244212 | Yes | ||
Schimper [33], Ethiopia | Acacia albida | K000244213 | Yes | ||
Wild, H. [2488], Zimbabwe | Acacia albida | K000244321 | Yes | ||
Dubois, R. [213], Mali | Acacia albida | K000386660 | No |
Sources
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Flora Zambesiaca
- Flora Zambesiaca
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Somalia
- Flora of Somalia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Flora of Tropical East Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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International Legume Database and Information Service
- International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Wood Anatomy Microscope Slides
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/