Acacia bussei

Harms ex B. Y. Sjostedt

Fabaceae Edible: Gum, Vegetable, Pods, Leaves

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Description

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Edible Uses

The pods, leaves, and gum are edible, and the bark is boiled for tea.

Traditional Uses

The bark is boiled for tea.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It can grow in arid zones. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 130-500 mm per year. In East Africa it grows between 300-1,800 m above sea level.

Where It Grows

Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania,

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Synonyms

Acacia benadirensis

Also Known As

Galool, Qudhac

References (3)

Grubben, G. J. H. and Denton, O. A. (eds), 2004, Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. p 559
Mahony, D., 1991, Trees of Somalia. A Field Guide for Development Workers. Oxfam Research Paper 3. p 11
Omer, M., 2011, Diversity of Woody Species, Local Knowledge and Management Practices in Different Land Use Systems of Awbare Wereda, Jig-Jiga Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia. M. Sc. these Addis Abba University p 47