Mazhar Botanic Garden

Acacia pervillei (Benth.) Boatwr..

Red Acacia

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: pervillei
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001168
English name: Red Acacia
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Very rare

Small tree, grows to 20 m high leaves silvery-green, finely pinnate flowers bright red , bottle brush-like, in terminal false panicle fruit pod bluish-brown, or black, leathery 15 to 8 cm long, 4-65 mm in wide

Ornamental. Traditional medicine. Source of gum. wood used for construction.

New name Senegalia pervillei (Benth) Boatwr

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.5

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