Vachellia drepanolobium (harms ex Y.sjöstedt) P.j.h.hurter

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vachellia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 1-5 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 5.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Shrub and dwarf-tree grassland, usually on hard-pan grey soils or heavy black soils; grassland, often gregarious over large areas liable to flooding; at elevations from 20-2,680 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 20 and 2,680 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Young pods are eaten as a vegetable. The inner bark is chewed for its sweet/bitter taste.
Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fodder food fuel gene source gum invertebrate food material medicinal non-vertebrate poison wood
Edible barks fruits leaves pods
Therapeutic use -
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Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Vachellia drepanolobium unspecified picture

Distribution

Vachellia drepanolobium world distribution map, present in Angola, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Uganda

Conservation status

Vachellia drepanolobium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089271-1
WFO ID wfo-0001284772
COL ID 7F8WL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia drepanolobium Vachellia drepanolobium Acacia formicarum Acacia lathouwersii