Acacia kirkii Oliv.
subsp. mildbraedii (Harms) Brenan

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Synonyms: Acacia mildbraedii Harms
Acacia semlikiensis De Wild.
Vachellia kirkii (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. mildbraedii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.
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Derivation of specific name: kirkii: named after Dr John Kirk, who accompanied David Livingstone on his Zambezi expedition of 1858;
mildbraedii: after Gottfried W. J. Mildbraed (1879-1954), German explorer, botanist and plant collector.
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Worldwide distribution: Angola, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania.
Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Troupin, G. (1978). Mimosaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 369 - 371. (Includes a picture).


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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia kirkii
African Plant Database: Acacia kirkii
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The Burundi flora team (2025). Flora of Burundi: Species information: Acacia kirkii subsp. mildbraedii.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=256130, retrieved 25 August 2025

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