Vachellia zanzibarica (S. Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Vachellia zanzibarica (S. Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Summary

Genus:

Vachellia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Mimosoideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

467328

Place of publication:

Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:518. 2013

Verified:

08/26/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Pithecellobium zanzibaricum S. Moore

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Acacia zanzibarica (S. Moore) Taub.

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Reference(s)

Kyalangalilwa, B. & J. S. Boatwright. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:500-523.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Kenya
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Tanzania
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Ethiopia
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia

Native
Africa

EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Somalia

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=467328. Accessed 16 December 2025.