Vachellia horrida
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V. horrida
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Vachellia horrida is a low spreading shrub or sometimes tree native to both the wet and dry scrublands of tropical to subtropical East Africa.[4] Common names for it are Cape Gum and Dev-Babul. It is also found elsewhere in Africa, Asia, India and South America.[3] It frequently has stipular spines 9.5 cm long.[4][5] V. horrida is an important browse plant in the tropics, particularly during the dry season.[6]
Uses
Vachellia horrida is used as forage for livestock, for its wood and for fuel.[7] Because of its huge thorns, it makes an excellent protective hedge. It used to be the most important tree for the tanning industry in South Africa, but extract from its bark leaves the leather with a rather bad smell. The tree produces good gum, but it is yellowish in color.[5]
References
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- ↑ http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/fam/f2.shtml
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Google Books Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or Naturalization By Ferdinand von Mueller
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Madras Naturalists' Society Archived April 6, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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