Fever tree

Family: Mimosaceae
Scientific name: Vachellia xanthophloea
Description: Plant Form: Fast growing tree. Size: Up to 25 m tall. Stem: Smooth, slightly flaking, coated in greenish yellow power that rubs off onto hands. With white, straight pairs of spines. Leaves: Compound of 4-7 pairs of small leaflets in groups of 10-17. Flowers: Yellow, globular, typical wattle-like flowers. Fruit and Seeds: Flat, papery light brown pods 5-19 cm long, containing 5-10 seeds. Habitat: Riverbanks, floodplains, open woodlands. Distinguishing Features: Similar to Prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica) but powdery bark rather than rough. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural Lifeform: Woody/tree

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