Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) P.J.H.Hurter
Sulphur bark
Evergreen tree grow up to 15-25 m tall Bark smooth, greenish yellow, white spines grow from the branch nodes in pairs leaves compound, pinnae 4-7 pairs, leaflets small 8 mm x 2 mm flowers pale cream, fragrant pods 5-19 cm long, pale brown,straight , flat, rather papery 
Ornamental tree. The leaves and pods are used to provide food for livestock while the young branches and foliage are eaten by African elephants while giraffe and vervet monkeys eat the pods and leaves.  Planted next to dams and streams on farms to control soil erosion, as a live fence or hedge. Timber tree. 
Acacia xanthophloea Benth
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