Fabaceae FAMILY

Senegalia laeta

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

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

Acacia laeta is a shrub or small tree growing about 6 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for several purposes, including its timber, edible gum and tannins, which are used locally. The tree is also cultivated locally for its gum[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSub-Saharan Africa from Burkina Faso to Eritrea and Saudi Arabia, south to Tanzania.

HabitatBushland and thicket, wooded grassland and woodland in semi-arid areas of Africa.[ 313 Title International Legume Database & Information Service Publication Author Website http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A valuable web-based database of legumes. Gives accurate botanical names, brief details of range and habitat, plus links for more information. ]. Usually found on rocky or stony sites[ 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. ].