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Senegalia galpinii (Burtt Davy) Seigler & Ebinger

Monkey-thorn

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000395
English name: Monkey-thorn
Arabic name: اكاسيا جلبينياي
Native: Zimbabwe
Country: Zimbabwe
(PGR): Common

Medium to large deciduous tree 8-30 m high trunk prickles in opposite pairs, short, broad and hooked leaves bipinnate flowers in long slender spikes, cream to pale yellow, the calyces showing red before the flowers open The pods are long, up to 25cm, flat and hairless

•Ornamental or roadside tree. Timber crop in southern Africa.

Acacia galpinii Burtt Cavy

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Winter and spring
Zone: 10
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Ornamental Street tree Wood and Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Mild acid

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