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Vachellia amythethophylla
Vachellia amythethophylla is a shrub or tree from seasonally dry tropical Africa, grown mainly for its wood and used in local medicine. It is best grown in full sun with good drainage, as it is adapted to dry woodland conditions.
Vachellia amythethophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree that is native to a wide region of Africa. The species was described in 1848, and transferred to Vachellia in 2013. The IUCN lists it as of Least Concern.
Vachellia amythethophylla is used in woodwork and medicine.
Vachellia amythethophylla is native to seasonally dry tropical regions of Africa (Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe). It grows in wooded grasslands and deciduous woodlands, at elevations of 600–2,000 metres (2,000–6,600 ft).
The wood of Vachellia amythethophylla is used to make charcoal, and in carving, woodturning, and inlay. The roots are used to treat diarrhoea.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
