[[File:Babool (Acacia nilotica) flowers at Hodal W IMG 1248.jpg|thumb|right|''Vachellia nilotica'',''Babul'']]
Babul or Vachellia nilotica widely known by the taxonomic synonym Acacia nilotica, or common names [[Gum Arabicarabic]], कीकर '''Kikar''' (Hindi), बबूल '''Babul''' (Marathi), '''Nalla tumma''' (Telugu), '''Babli''' (Kannada), '''Karivelam''' (Malayalam), '''kaRuvELai''' (Tamil), '''Babaria''' (Gujarati)
Botanical name: '''Acacia nilotica subsp, indica'''<ref name="common names"/>