| Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. / Homotypic Synonyms: Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile, it is a Tree,up to . 1.2-18 m high, variable in shape, bark on trunk rough, fissured, blackish, grey or brown. Young branches almost glabrous to subtomentose. Stipules spinescent, up to 8 cm long. Leaf often with 1-2 petiolar glands and others between all or only the topmost of the 2-11 pairs of pinnae, leaflets 7-25 pairs, c. 1.5-7 mm long, c.0.5-1.5 mm wide, glabrous to pubescent. Inflorescence axillary pedunculate heads, 6-15 mm in diameter. Flowers bright yellow, involucel from near base to half way up the peduncle. Calyx 1-2 mm long, pubescent or sub glabrous. Corolla 2.5-3.5 mm long, glabrous to more or less pubescent outside. Pods very variable, indehiscent, straight or curved, glabrous to velvety, 4-22 cm long, c.1.3-2.2 cm wide. Seed blackish brown, smooth, 7-9 mm long, 6-7 mm wide, sub circular, compressed, areole 6-7 mm long, 4.5-5 mm wide. Life Form: Ph, Flowering in: Jun-Des, Vern: Ghard, Phytochoria: SA+SZ, The native range of this species is Dry parts of Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant .
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089275-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/77089275-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000205536, https://www.gbif.org/species/3974744, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/226011/vachellia-nilotica-p-j-h-hurter-mabb, https://www.floraofqatar.com/vachellia_nilotica.htm |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau |
| Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 Zliten coast 2022 | Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 | From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 |
| Al-Jufra area | Fezzan area | Ghat area |
| (1-2 km) before Sokna, 1973 Zalla 2008 | Between Sebha and Germa (40 km) from Wegh 1973 | Tajirhi, (40 km) from Wegh 1973 Ghat, Al-BirKit 1976 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 |
| Jabal Al-Uwinat | ||
| Gebel Uweinat 1968 Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 | ||
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Mimosaceae Vol. (60) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022. https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_77fabd66c5054350a95423613bc913b6.pdf, https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books | Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten 2022 |
| El-karnawdy, F.O.M., Abogmiza, A.F.M., Alsouyid, H.M.M., Ajaj. K.A.K. (2022) Floristic composition of Zygophyllum coccineum L. Associates in Zliten coast, Libya. 5th International African conference on current studies. February 2-5, 2022 Cairo, Egypt. | Zliten coast 2022 |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Baayo, Kh. A. (2008) Floristic composition of Sahara Area in Libya. Catrina (2008), 3(3):37-53. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18541_f0ebe9187acd58ae16701b93a9bf9cc2.pdf | Floristic composition of Sahara Area in Libya 2008 |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) |
