Acacia oerfota
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Acacia oerfota |
Species |
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Fabaceae |
Family |
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Orfut |
Vernacular Name |
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Perennial shrub |
Life Form |
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Small shrubs with a flattened top up to 1-2 m high. Branches numerous grey starting from soil surface. Spines straight, 2 cm long, hard, white with a brown tip, grouped in pairs on a strong basal peduncle. Leaves about 3 cm long, with 3-12 pairs of pinnae. Leaflets in 5-15 pairs. Flowers whitish, very fragrant, clustered in heads of 1-3 in the axil of spines on a short peduncle not exceeding 1.3 cm. Pods flat elongated-ellipsoid in shape acute at both ends, 5-10 cm long and about 1.55 cm wide. Seeds of an olive-green color, 5-10 per pod |
Description |
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Often found along wadi basins and terraces |
Habitat |
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Browsed by camels and goats |
Grazing Importance |
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Honey beekeeping |
Other Uses |
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References |
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