Acacia nilotica
(Prickly acacia)
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FAMILY |
Mimosaceae / Fabaceae |
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Species |
Acacia nilotica (Vachellia nilotica) |
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Common name(s) |
Prickly acacia |
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Flower colour, life form |
Flowers pale yellow; tree |
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Distinguishing features |
Spreading tree to about 10 m tall; leaves bipinnate with 4-10 pairs of pinnae and 25 segments/ pinnules per pinna. Axillary spines to 5 cm long. Flowers pale yellow in axillary heads. Pods to 15 cm long, flattened, grey-green constricted between the seeds. |
