Senegalia ferruginea
Senegalia ferruginea
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
Senegalia ferruginea is a spiny, deciduous tree; it usually grows up to 12 metres tall. The bole is rarely straight for more than 2 - 3 metres, it can reach 50cm in diameter but is more commonly around 35cm. The slender branches are armed with conical spines; the bole is also armed until it reaches about 15cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and a gum. It is cultivated as a shade tree and is also grown in plantations for its wood[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. This tree was commonly found in the dry zone of Sri Lanka but it is now very rare. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].