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Scientific name Vachellia oerfota
Authority (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 515 (2013)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf. Bull. Herb. Boissier4(App. 2): 213 (1896)
Mimosa oerfota Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 177 (1775)
Acacia orfota sensu auct.

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic عرفط
Persian تج (درخت)

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Vachellia oerfota var. brevifolia (Boulos) Kyal. & Boatwr. Bot. J. Linn. Soc.172: 515 (2013)
Vachellia oerfota var. oerfota Unknown

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • Northern Africa
      • Egypt
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Oman
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Yemen
    • Western Asia
      • Iran

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001336870
Tropicos 100436315
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131761-1
Open Tree Of Life 3918019
NCBI Taxonomy 1465645
IUCN Red List 144295594
IPNI 77131761-1
iNaturalist 898720
GBIF 8389897
USDA GRIN 467311
Wikipedia Vachellia_oerfota

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Camel urine as a potential source of bioactive molecules showing their efficacy against pathogens: A systematic review Amina R, Habiba R, Abouddihaj B Saudi J Biol Sci 25-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10940778
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2024.103966
PMID:38495380
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Alemu M, Asfaw Z, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Debella A, Sisay B, Debebe E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768247
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00644-x
PMID:38178202
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan Muhakr MA, Ahmed IM, El hassan GO, Yagi S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10765873
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00646-9
PMID:38172804
Plant Species as Potential Forage for Honey Bees in the Al-Baha Mountain Region in Southwestern Saudi Arabia Al-Ghamdi AA, Al-Sagheer NA Plants (Basel) 22-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10058344
doi:10.3390/plants12061402
PMID:36987090
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Borana rangeland of southern Ethiopia: Estimating biomass production and carrying capacity using field and remote sensing data Fenetahun Y, Yuan Y, Xu XW, Wang YD Plant Divers 17-Mar-2022
PMCID:PMC9751217
doi:10.1016/j.pld.2022.03.003
PMID:36540709
Effects of grazing intensity on forage nutritive value of dominant grass species in Borana rangelands of Southern Ethiopia Fenetahun Y, You Y, Fentahun T, Xinwen X, Yong-dong W PeerJ 21-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8542370
doi:10.7717/peerj.12204
PMID:34721964
Natural plant species inventory of hotspot areas in Arabian Peninsula: Southwest Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia Al-Namazi AA, Al-Khulaidi AW, Algarni S, Al-Sagheer NA Saudi J Biol Sci 04-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8176062
doi:10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.02.076
PMID:34121869
Abundance, distribution, and growth characteristics of three keystone Vachellia trees in Gebel Elba National Park, south-eastern Egypt Abbas AM, Al-Kahtani M, Novak SJ, Soliman WS Sci Rep 14-Jan-2021
PMCID:PMC7809204
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-79542-1
PMID:33446679
Dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Teltele district of Borana rangelands, southern Ethiopia: using geospatial and field survey data Fenetahun Y, Yong-dong W, You Y, Xinwen X BMC Ecol 07-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7539436
doi:10.1186/s12898-020-00320-8
PMID:33028276

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