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Acacia tomentosa
Also called Elephant Thorn
Vachellia tomentosa is a thorny shrub or small tree in the pea family, native from India through Indochina to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is rarely grown as a houseplant and is best suited to warm, sunny outdoor sites with well-drained soil.
Vachellia tomentosa is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). It is a shrub or tree which ranges from India to Indochina, and to Java, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Maluku.
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