Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dichrostachys cinerea Wight et Arn.

Bell Mimosa Chinese lantern tree Christmas tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000562
English name: Bell Mimosa, Chinese lantern tree, Christmas tree
Arabic name: ديكروستاشس
Native: Africa, Indian subcontinent and North Australia
Country: Africa Australia India
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub spiny, grow up to 3-7 m high leaves bipinnate flowers fragrant, bicoloured cylindrical spikes 6-8 cm long, upper flowers of a hanging spike  lilac or pale purple pods twisted 

Ornamental plant. flowers source of honey. wood used for fuel wood. animal feed, fodder, forage.

Dichrostachys glomerata Chiov, Dichrostachys nutans (Pers) Benth

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring and summer
Zone: 8 : 12
pH range: 5-8

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