Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha

Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha

Taxobox
name = "Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. polyacantha"
trinomial = "Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha"
trinomial_authority = (A.Rich.)Brenan
range_



range_map_width = 300px
range_map_caption = Range of "Acacia polyacantha" subsp. "campylacantha"
synonyms =
*Acacia caffra (Thunb.) Willd. var. campylacantha (A.Rich.)Aubrev.
*Acacia campylacantha A. Rich.
*Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. subsp. suma (Roxb.)Roberty [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~346 ILDIS LegumeWeb] ]

"Acacia polyacantha" subsp. "campylacantha" is a perennial tree native to Africa. Common names for it are Whitethorn and Witdoring. [ [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?1709 USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)] ] It is not listed as being a threatened species. Its uses include wood and medicine.Text]

Uses

Repellent uses

The root emits chemical compounds that repel animals including crocodiles, snakes and rats. [http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/acaciapoly.htm PlantzAfrica] ] [http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=99 World AgroForestry Centre] ]

Medicinal purposes

"A. polycantha's" root extract is useful for snakebites and is applied to wash the skin of children who are agitated at night time..]

Wood

The tree is good for using as firewood, but its thorns complicate its use..] The tree's heartwood has a density of about 705 kg/m³. [http://www.fao.org/docrep/V5360E/v5360e0f.htm FAO] ]

References


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