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  1. Vachellia tortilis - Wikipedia

    • Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but now attributed to the genus Vachellia, is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, a medium to large canopied tree native to most of Africa, primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially the Somali peninsula and Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East. … 展开

    Distribution and growing conditions

    Vachellia tortilis is widespread in Africa, being found in countries like Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola, 展开

    Characteristics

    In extremely arid conditions, it may occur as a small, wiry bush. In more favorable conditions, it grows up to 21 m (70 ft) in height. The tree carries leaves that grow to approx. 2.5 cm (1 in) in length with between 4 and 10 pair of … 展开

    Importance

    Timber from the tree is used for furniture, wagon wheels, fence posts, cages, and pens. Vachellia wood was also used exclusively by the Israelites in the bible in the building of the tabernacle and the tabernacle furniture, includi… 展开

     
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