Acacia nilotica

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1621617
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Summary

Acacia nilotica is a taxon[1]. It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Parent taxon: Acacia[4]
  • Taxon name: Acacia nilotica[5]
  • Has use: wood[6], dye plant[7], medicinal plant[8]
  • Commons category: Vachellia nilotica[9]
  • Has basionym: Mimosa nilotica[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vachellia nilotica[11]
  • Commons gallery: Vachellia nilotica[12]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[13]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[14]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=312499[15]
  • Short name: A. nilotica[16], Gonakié[17]
  • Taxon common name: gum arabic tree[18], 阿拉伯胶树[19], 刺合欢[20], 胶树[21], 阿拉伯金合欢[22]
  • Invasive to: Indonesia[23]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]
  • Taxon range: Myanmar[25]
  • Taxon synonym of: Vachellia nilotica[26]

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Identifiers

Acacia nilotica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 122107[27]. Acacia nilotica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 687277[28]. Acacia nilotica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2978421[29]. Acacia nilotica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 182086[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . revues.cirad.fr. revues.cirad.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . A Guide Book to Invasive Plant Species in Indonesia. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plants of the world online id → urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470992-1
    Has basionym → Mimosa nilotica
    Nalt id → 1900
    Ecocrop id → 2667
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