Fabaceae FAMILY

Vachellia hebeclada

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves of this species can develop high levels of hydrogen cyanide in times of drought[ 1296 Title Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta; Medicinal Uses and Nutritional Value Publication The Shell Field Guide Series: Part 1 Author Roodt V. Publisher Shell Oil Botswana (Pty) Ltd; Gaborone, Botswana Year 1998 ISBN 99912-0-241-2 Description A concise guide to some of the trees and shrubs of Botswana, often giving some of the plant's uses. ].

Botanical Description

Vachellia hebeclada has two distinct forms. The subspecies hebeclada is a small shrub growing up to 1.5 metres tall, whilst the subspecies chobiensis is a large, thicket-forming shrub or small tree growing up to 3 metres. Both forms branch from the ground, and occasionally form underground stolons[ 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 source of medicines and materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S. Africa.

HabitatCalcium-rich Kalahari sand, usually on clayey deposits in dune slacks, associated with Pleistocene dune fields, often gregarious, forming small low thickets, at elevations from 950 - 1,050 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. ].