Fabaceae FAMILY

Senegalia erubescens

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.

Botanical Description

Acacia erubescens is a spiny, multi-stemmed shrub or tree with a spreading, often flattened crown; it can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The tree is said to produce the best acacia gum in this region of Africa[ 544 Title Cataloge of African Plants Collected by Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch in 1853 - 1861 Publication Author Hiern. W.P. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Longmans & Co.; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description In 6 volumes, it gives botanical descriptions and some uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Angola, Namibia, Zambia, southern DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatDrier types of mixed deciduous woodland often with mopane or scrub, often on rocky outcrops or on sandy river banks; lowveld on gneissic soils or on shallow, gravelly soils or red clays; at elevations from 240 - 1,680 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].