VERNACULAR NAME: |
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| Gum Arabic Tree [1983]; Shittim Wood [1902]; Thirty Thorn [1983]; Whistling Tree [1983] | |
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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
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HABITATS:
Africa
Sahel regional transition zone; bushland and thicket [33];
Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [33];
Somalia-Masai wooded grasslands. [33];
Sudanian woodland [33];
Zambezian wooded grassland [1];
LITERATURE POINTERS: |
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| Description [1, 50, 1859, 2010] ; Distribution Map [57, 91] ; Illustration [50, 1859, 3088] | |
DESCRIPTORS: |
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| Climbing: Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Shrub [3581], Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994 Rico ML ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1993 Polhill RM, 1999 Bisby FA, 2004-11 (S Asia) Kumar S & Sane P | |
USES: |
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| Chemical products [1939, 2010]; Environmental [1360]; Forage [3653]; Miscellaneous [2010]; Wood [42, 3653] | |
NOTES:
Gum arabic inferior to that of A.senegal. [2059]
Swollen thorn pairs occupied by the ant Crematogaster sjostedti. [3087]
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