Characteristics
A shrub or tree. It grows 3-20 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. It is spiny. The leaves have 3-10 pairs of pinnae with 7-15 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are creamy-white. In this subspecies the pods are curved or coiled and hairy. They are yellow brown. They are slightly constricted between the seeds.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
3.0 - 17.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. It grows in areas with an annual rainfall above 150 mm. It can grow in alkaline soils. It grows between 520-1,275 m above sea level. It can tolerate drought. It can grow in arid places.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The bark is chewed to relieve thirst. The pods are eaten after the seeds have been removed. The seeds are occasionally eaten.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
28 - 45
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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