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Senegalia senegal
Also called Gum Arabic Tree, Senegal Gum, Sudan Gum Arabic, Kher, Three Thorn Acacia, Gum Acacia, Sudan Gum
Senegalia senegal is a small, thorny, deciduous tree from dry semi-desert areas of Africa, India and Oman, valued for the gum it produces. It is grown outdoors in hot, dry climates and is not a typical houseplant.
Senegalia senegal (also known as Acacia senegal) is a small thorny deciduous tree from the genus Senegalia, which is known by several common names, including gum acacia, gum arabic tree, Sudan gum and Sudan gum arabic. In parts of India, it is known as kher, khor, or kumatiya. It is native to semi-desert regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Oman, Pakistan, and west coastal India. It grows to a height of 5–12 metres (16-40'), with a trunk up to 30 cm (1') in diameter. Sudan is the source of the world's highest quality gum arabic, known locally as hashab gum in contrast to the related, but inferior, gum arabic from red acacia, known as talah gum.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
