Vachellia bussei (harms ex Y.sjöstedt) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vachellia

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4-10 m tall. The crown is flattened. It has spines. There are 2-8 pairs of pinnae with 10-18 pairs of leaflets. They are hairy. The flowers are yellow and in 2-6 cm long spikes. The pods are narrow and oblong. They are 8 cm long by 1.5 cm wide. The seeds are flattened and 5 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.5 - 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry Acacia-Commiphora bushland, bushed grassland, Acacia-Commiphora-Combretum woodland, mostly on sandy soils; deciduous bushland, dry scrub; associated with Delonix elata, Gyrocarpus angustifolia; at elevations up to 1,800 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 50-1,500 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The seeds are cooked and ground into a powder.
Uses animal food charcoal fiber food fuel gene source material medicinal tea wood
Edible gums leaves pods seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Vachellia bussei world distribution map, present in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Vachellia bussei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131695-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336836
COL ID 7F8W9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia bussei Vachellia bussei