Fabaceae FAMILY

Senegalia erythrocalyx

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

Senegalia erythrocalyx is a very spiny, multi-stemmed shrub that can grow as little as 1 - 5 metres tall but can also adopt a more climbing habit with stems up to 10 metres long that can scramble into surrounding trees for support[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. , 774 Title Trees and Shrubs of the Sahel. Their Characteristics and Uses. Publication Author von Maydell H. Publisher Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit; Germany Year 1990 ISBN 3-8236-1198-4 Description A well-researched book, usually with more than one photograph of each species and good information on the plant and its uses. ]. The tree (if the preliminary identification is correct) has local uses as a medicine and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWest tropical Africa - drier areas of Mali, Burkina, Niger and Nigeria.

HabitatDry rocky plains, woodland; forming thicket in grassland; open savannah woodland with Combretum, Croton, etc.; open woodland near streams; seasonally inundated grassy places with clay soils, on river banks; forest gallery; etc[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].