Vachellia oerfota
Also known as: Acacia aucheri Benth. +14 more
- Acacia aucheri Benth.
- Acacia gorinii Chiov.
- Acacia merkeri Harms
- Acacia nubica Benth.
- Acacia nubica var. aethiopica Schweinf.
- Acacia nubica var. erythraea Schweinf.
- Acacia nubica var. nubica
- Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf.
- Acacia oerfota var. erythraea (Schweinf.) Fiori
- Acacia oerfota var. nubica (Benth.) Fiori
- Acacia orfota (Forssk.) Schweinf.
- Acacia papyracea Hochst.
- Acacia pterygocarpa Hochst. ex Benth.
- Mimosa oerfota Forssk.
- Vachellia nubica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Vachellia oerfota is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa and Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with desert or dry shrubland conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Arid
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms