Vachellia abyssinica (hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Flat top acacia (en)

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 6-15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane forest, woodland, wooded grassland, on hills; forest margins, along sides of streams and rivers (subsp. abyssinica); in fire-swept grassland above 1680 metres; often as a forest pioneer tree.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal environmental use fuel gum invertebrate food material medicinal ornamental wood
Edible gums
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Vachellia abyssinica unspecified picture

Distribution

Vachellia abyssinica world distribution map, present in Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131675-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336820
COL ID 7F95C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Acacia abyssinica Acacia xiphocarpa Acacia abyssinica subsp. abyssinica Vachellia abyssinica

Lower taxons

Vachellia abyssinica subsp. calophylla