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Botanical record

Vachellia nilotica

Vachellia nilotica is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Yoruba.

Accepted botanical name
Vachellia nilotica
Names as published
Acacia nilotica (Guill. Et. Perr.) O. Ketze
Parts reported
fruit
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 3974744 · SYNONYM · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Vachellia nilotica

Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.

Local nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Booni Yoruba Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 2