Fabaceae FAMILY

Vachellia robusta

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 robusta is a shortly-deciduous plant that varies in habit from a shrub to a moderate-sized tree with a spreading crown. It usually grows up to 20 metres tall but occasional specimens to 25 metres can be found. The bole is up to 70cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and fuel. It is the preferred fuel in some areas. Some forms of this species can be spectacular when flowering and may make good garden trees, even in frost-prone regions[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatWoodland and wooded grassland, often near rivers, where large specimens can be found; at elevations up to 1,800 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].