Vachellia oerfota (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vachellia

Characteristics

A shrub or tree. It grows 1-5 m tall. When it is cut or bruised it gives a strong, unpleasant smell. The crown is flattened. There are several branches from ground level. There are spines in pairs and they are 2 cm long. The leaves are about 3 cm long. There are 3-12 pairs on pinnae with 5-15 pairs of leaflets on each. The flowers are white. They are clustered in balls of 1-3 in the axils of spines. The fruit are flat pods 5-10 cm long. They are 2.3 cm wide. The seeds are olive green. There are 5-10 seeds per pod.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 5.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Deciduous bushland and semi-desert scrub at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres in Eritrea
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It is a tropical plant. It grows along river valleys. It grows below 100 mm rainfall.
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Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fiber fuel invertebrate food material medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison wood
Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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

Vachellia oerfota world distribution map, present in Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen

Conservation status

Vachellia oerfota threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77131761-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336870
COL ID 7F97F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Acacia pterygocarpa Acacia oerfota Mimosa oerfota Vachellia oerfota Acacia gorinii Acacia nubica

Lower taxons

Vachellia oerfota var. brevifolia Vachellia oerfota var. oerfota