Acacia persiciflora
Pax
Apple-scented thorn
Fabaceae Edible: Gum
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Meise Botanic Garden
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows between 1,200-2,200 m above sea level. It grows in woodland and grassland savannah.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda,
Notes
Also as Mimosaceae.
Also Known As
Omuwa, Onoriochuma
References (1)
- Dharani, N., 2006, Field Guide to Acacias in East Africa. Struik. p 130
