Nigeria
Nigeria is a major producer of Arabic gum from Acacias. Nigeria has three grades of Gum Arabic namely:
Senegalia senegal (grade 1)
Senegalia seyal (Grade 2) and
Combretum (Grade 3).
see: http://www.export-nigeria.com/2009/12/export-product-profile-gum-arabic.html
Also accepted under Grade 1 is Senegalia laeta, a hybrid between S. senegal and S. mellifera
Other Acacias occuring in Nigeria are
Senegalia ataxacantha
Acacia ehrenbergiana
Acacai hockii
S. mellifera
Vachelliaa nilotica
Acacia tortilis
Faidherbia albida
as well as imported species like A. auriculiformis