Acacia

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genus

Acacia is a diverse genus of thorny trees and shrubs common in warm regions worldwide, especially known for dominating many African savanna landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Acacia nilotica	1
Acacia species	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida ⓘ
commonName	acacia ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
dominantIn	African savannas ⓘ
ecologicalRole	forage for herbivores ⓘ habitat for insects and birds ⓘ nitrogen fixation ⓘ soil stabilization ⓘ
family	Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerColor	cream ⓘ yellow ⓘ
flowerType	small globular heads ⓘ spikes ⓘ
fruitType	legume pod ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	drought-tolerant ⓘ nitrogen-fixing ⓘ thorny ⓘ woody ⓘ
hasDefenseMechanism	thorns against herbivory ⓘ
hasMutualism	ants (in some species) ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Acacia dealbata NERFINISHED ⓘ Acacia karroo NERFINISHED ⓘ Acacia melanoxylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Acacia nilotica ⓘ Acacia senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Acacia tortilis NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafType	bipinnate leaves ⓘ phyllodes (in many Australian species) ⓘ
nativeTo	Africa ⓘ Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australia ⓘ warm regions ⓘ
order	Fabales NERFINISHED ⓘ
photosynthesisType	C3 ⓘ
plantType	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
reproduction	seed ⓘ
rootSymbiosis	rhizobium bacteria ⓘ
subfamily	Mimosoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat	dry woodland ⓘ savanna ⓘ semi-arid regions ⓘ
uses	fuelwood ⓘ gum arabic (from some species) ⓘ ornamental planting ⓘ tannin source ⓘ timber ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sudan savanna → typicalTreeGenus → Acacia ⓘ

golden wattle → genus → Acacia ⓘ

Blue Mountains sandstone vegetation communities → characteristicTaxon → Acacia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Acacia species

Guindy National Park → hasPlant → Acacia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Acacia nilotica