Acacia kirkii: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Latin names; Binomial nomenclature)

Acacia kirkii Oliv. is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine. It has the following synonyms: Acacia harmsiana Dinter, Acacia kirkii Oliv., Acacia kirkii Oliv. subsp. kirkii var. intermedia Brenan, Acacia nilotica (L.) Del. subsp. adstringens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty var. kirkii (Oliv.) Roberty, Acacia verrucifera Harms) (to honor Sir John Kirk, 1832–1922, the Scottish explorer and botanist, naturalist and plant collector principally in East Africa, Consul in Zanzibar, 1858 doctor on Livingstone expedition..

References regarding Acacia kirkii Oliv. for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:

· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Kew Bulletin (1922)

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