Wild Flowering Plants
| Fabaceae-Mimosoideae family Acacia nilotica (Linnaeus) Willdenow ex Delile, Descr. Egypte. Hist. Nat. 2(1): 79. 1813. Bas.: Mimosa nilotica Linnaeus (1753). Zakasya Naturalized small tree of open dry coastal areas. Common Gros Islet. Rare/absent elsewhere. Native to Africa. There are three spiny 'acacia' trees with yellow flowers, Vachellia farnesiana, Vachellia macracantha and Acacia nilotica. They are most easily distinguished by their pods. |