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Acacia horrida



Acacia horrida

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. horrida
Binomial name
Acacia horrida
(L.) Willd.

Range of Acacia horrida
Synonyms
  • Acacia latronum (L. f.) Willd.
  • Mimosa horrida L.
  • Mimosa latronum L. f.[1]

Acacia horrida is a perennial tree. Common names for it are Cape Gum and Dev-Babul. It is found in Africa, Asia, India and South America.[1] It frequently has thorns 8cm long.[2]

Uses

Acacia horrida is used as forage for livestock, for its wood and for fuel.[3] Because of its huge thorns, it makes an excellent protective hedge. It used to be the most important tree for the tanning industry in South Africa, but extract from its bark leaves the leather with a rather bad smell. The tree produces good gum, but it is yellowish in color.[4]


Subspecies

  • Acacia horrida (L.)Willd. subsp. benadirensis (Chiov.)Hillc. & Brenan
  • Acacia horrida (L.)Willd. subsp. horrida[5]

References

  1. ^ a b ILDIS LegumeWeb
  2. ^ Google Books Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or Naturalization By Ferdinand von Mueller
  3. ^ Madras Naturalists' Society
  4. ^ Google Books Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or Naturalization By Ferdinand von Mueller
  5. ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb


 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Acacia_horrida". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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