Vachellia gummifera

Botanical Description

Vachellia gummifera is a spiny, bushy shrub with erect to spreading branches; it can grow 3 - 6 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15cm in diameter[ 375 Title Grassland Species - Profiles Publication Author Website http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses. ]. A gum obtained in the wild from this plant was formerly often an item of commerce, being exported to several countries. It is only used on a local basis now.