Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Bosc
var. mellifera

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Worldwide distribution: Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Chad, Sudan-South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti, Egypt, Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
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Literature:

Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 76.


Other sources of information about Acacia mellifera var. mellifera:

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Flora of Angola: Acacia mellifera var. mellifera
Flora of Tanzania: Acacia mellifera var. mellifera
Flora of Uganda: Acacia mellifera var. mellifera

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia mellifera
African Plant Database: Acacia mellifera
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acacia mellifera
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acacia mellifera
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acacia mellifera
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iNaturalist: Acacia mellifera
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia mellifera
JSTOR Plant Science: Acacia mellifera
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acacia mellifera
Plants of the World Online: Acacia mellifera
Tropicos: Acacia mellifera
Wikipedia: Acacia mellifera


Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Species information: Acacia mellifera var. mellifera.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=270670, retrieved 30 September 2026

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