Characteristics
A tree. It can grow 25 m tall. The bark is pale yellow to white and flakes off. It has hooked prickles in pairs on the branches. The leaves have 13-40 pairs of pinnae and 26-65 pairs of leaflets on each. The flowers are in long white spikes. The fruit is a straight long brown pod.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
deciduous
|
| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
entomogamy
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
21.0
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
2.9
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Widespread, it is found in wooded grassland and woodland, usually on colluvial or alluvial clays and loams by rivers and streams at elevations of 50-1,460 metres.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
|
Usage
The gum is used for candy. The fruit are eaten raw.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
scarification
soaking
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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