Fabaceae FAMILY

Vachellia erioloba

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The prussic acid that is sometimes present in the pods and foliage may poison animals[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Vachellia erioloba is a large, spreading, spiny, evergreen tree that normally grows about 10 metres tall. In favoured habitats, however, this species can form large spreading trees up to 18 metres high, though in poorer conditions it can be a shrub no more than 2 metres tall[ 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 plant has a wide range of uses including providing an edible gum, being the source of a good quality wood and being used in planting schemes to stabilize sandy soils. A beautiful tree that is suitable for planting in amenity areas, it is often used to provide shade in the desert areas where it grows[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Angola to Mozambique, south to South Africa.

HabitatGenerally on Kalahari Sand, in dry woodland, wooded grassland, and sometimes in Baikiaea-Acacia forest at elevations of 900 - 1,050 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The dominant tree on the desert plains, often occurring in beds or on the banks of rivers[ 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. ].