Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Vachellia

Species: sieberiana

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000942

Common name: Paperbark acacia

English name: Paperbark thorn

Native: Southern Acacia

Country: South Africa

(PGR): Rare

Tree 3-25 m tall 06-18 in diameter bark rough, yellowish, flaking off in small, grey brown scales, spines in pairs at the nodes, straight, white, narrow leaves 6-23 pairs of pinnae 25-2 cm long flowers cream, white or pale yellow fruit shiny brown , straight 9-20 cm long, 17-35 cm wide, indehiscent

good source of firewood and charcoal. shade or shelter. the bark and pods contain tannin. nitrogen fixing.

Acacia sieberiana DC

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Texture: Adaptable

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Intermediated

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun

Zone: 9 : 11

Status: Rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Tree

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Charcoal Dye Fence Gum Inks Nitrogen fixation Ornamental Tannin Windbreak Wood

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Semi evergreen