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Flat top acacia

Vachellia abyssinica (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vachellia

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Flat top acacia: Acacia abyssinica in Tanzania
Photo: Guenther Eichhorn, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
阿比西尼亚金合欢, 阿比西尼亞金合歡, 埃塞金合欢
English
Flat top acacia
Greek
Ακακία Αβησσυνίας
Persian
آکاسیای حبشی

Synonyms

  • Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
  • Acacia abyssinica subsp. abyssinica

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.