Acacia albida Del. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Acacia albida Del. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], — F.T.A. 2: 339; Bak. f. l.c. 825; Chev. Bot. 243.
Faidherbia albida (Del.) A. Chev. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], in RevBotAppliq14: 876 (1934); Aubrévl.c280, t51, 3, t53, 6; Gilbert & Boutique l.c3: 169.
Information
A tree, up to 80 ft., with large straight bole, up to 10 ft. in girth, and rounded crown; bark of twigs pale grey, of bole thick, brown, fissured; spines white; leaves glaucous green; leafless during rainy season; flowers cream, becoming yellow; fruit orange when mature.
Range
Extends throughout the drier parts of N. Africa into Egypt; also in eastern Africa southwards to the Transvaal
Distribution
Sen. Roger! Perrottet 261! Cayor Heudelot 391! And various localities fide Chev. l.c. and Aubrév. l.c.Gam. Fondi country Dawe 80!Fr. Sud. Kita Dubois 213! And various localities fide Chev. l.c.Port. G. Bissau (fl.Iv. C.TogoDah. fide Aubrév. l.c.G. C. Navrongo (fl. & fr. Nov.) Vigne FH 4658! Tokali Kitson 713! Zuarangu (Nov.) Akpabla 391!Fr. Nig. Dosso (Oct.)N. Nig. Sokoto Dalz. 314! Kano (fl. Jan., fr. May) Dudgeon 4! Katagum Dalz. 53! Komadugu Yobe, Duchi (Dec.) Elliott 142!
Acacia albida Del. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
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