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Acacia xanthophloea
Also called Fevertree, Fever tree, Sulphur Bark, Sulphur Bark Thorn, Fever Tree Acacia, Fevertree Acacia, Fevertree Thorn
Vachellia xanthophloea, the fever tree, is a fast-growing, short-lived tree from eastern and southern Africa, known for its smooth yellow-green bark and its habit of growing near water. It is a landscape tree in some warm climates and is grown in the open rather than as a houseplant.
Vachellia xanthophloea (previously Acacia xanthophloea) is a tree in the family Fabaceae, commonly known in English as the fever tree. This species of Vachellia is native to eastern and southern Africa (Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). It has also become a landscape tree in other warm climates, outside of its natural range.
Vachellia xanthophloea is found growing near swamps, riverine forests or on lake shores, in semi-evergreen bush land and woodland where there is a high groundwater table. In seasonally flooded areas it often forms dense single species stands.
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