Fabaceae FAMILY

Vachellia abyssinica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

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

Vachellia abyssinica is a thorny deciduous tree that can grow from 6 - 20 metres tall, usually with more than one stem. The crown is flattened and spreading, it can be up to 30 metres accross[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It can be used as a pioneer species when restoring native woodland and is grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEastern tropical Africa - Eritrea to Ethiopia, south to southern Congo, Zambia and Mozambique

HabitatMontane forest, woodland, wooded grassland, on hills; forest margins, along sides of streams and rivers (subsp. abyssinica); in fire-swept grassland above 1680 metres; often as a forest pioneer tree[ 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. ].