Vachellia paolii

Description

A shrub or tree. It grows 2-5 m high. It loses its leaves during the year. The stems are spiny. The fruit are long narrow pods. They split open. The pods are pointed at the base.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows on alluvial soils. It grows in shrubland and grassland. It grows between 140-1,100 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Africa, Djibouti, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Synonyms

References (2)

• Mutie, F. M., et al, 2023, Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches. Plants 2023, 12, 1145
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 27th April 2011] (As Acacia paolii)

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