View source for Vachellia nilotica subsp. adstringens

{{Short description|Subspecies of legume}}
{{Infraspeciesbox
|image = கருவேலங்காய்.jpg
|genus = Vachellia
|species = nilotica
|subspecies = adstringens
|authority = ([[Schumach.]] & [[Peter Thonning|Thonn.]]) Kyal. & Boatwr.<ref name="Kyalangalilwa">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kyalangalilwa B, Boatwright JS, Daru BH, Maurin O, van der Bank M | title = Phylogenetic position and revised classification of ''Acacia s.l.'' (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in ''Vachellia'' and ''Senegalia''. | journal = Bot J Linn Soc | volume = 172 | issue = 4 | pages = 500–523 | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1111/boj.12047 | doi-access = free | hdl = 10566/3454 | hdl-access = free }}</ref>
|synonyms = * ''Acacia adansonii'' <small>[[Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin|Guill.]] & [[George Samuel Perrottet|Perr.]]</small>
* ''Acacia adstringens'' <small>(Schumach. & Thonn.) [[Jean Berhaut|Berhaut]]</small>
* ''Acacia arabica'' <small>([[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]) [[Willd.]] var. ''adstringens'' (Schum. & Thonn.) [[Edmund Gilbert Baker|Baker f.]]</small>
* ''Acacia nilotica'' subsp. ''adansonii'' <small>(Guill. & Perr.) [[John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan|Brenan]]</small>
* ''Acacia nilotica'' subsp. ''adstringens'' <small>(Schumach. & Thonn.) [[Guy Edouard Roberty|Roberty]]</small>
* ''Mimosa adstringens'' <small>Schum. & Thonn.</small>
}}

'''''Vachellia nilotica'' subsp. ''adstringens''''' is a perennial tree.  It is not listed as being threatened. Some common names for it are '''cassie''', '''piquants blancs''' and '''piquant lulu'''.  Its geographic distribution includes Africa, Asia, the Indian Ocean area and the Middle East.

'''''Vachellia nilotica'' subsp. ''adstringens''''' is difficult to tell apart from ''[[Vachellia karoo]]'' without seeing the seed pods.<ref>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Acacia+dekindtiana ILDIS LegumeWeb]</ref>

==Uses==

===Wood===
The tree's wood [[heartwood]] has a [[density]] of about 0.945 g/cm<sup>3</sup> and its [[sapwood (wood)|sapwood]] has a density of about 0.827 g/cm<sup>3</sup>.<ref name="fao">[http://www.fao.org/docrep/V5360E/v5360e0f.htm FAO]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/acacia_nilotica.htm www.hear.org]

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[[Category:Vachellia|nilotica subsp. adstringens]]
[[Category:Trees of Africa]]
[[Category:Flora of the Arabian Peninsula]]
[[Category:Flora of Western Asia]]
[[Category:Flora of India (region)]]
[[Category:Flora of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Plant subspecies]]


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