Tropicals > Acacia > Acacia nilotica > Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana
Acacia nilotica
ssp. kraussiana
Egyptian Thorn
Origin: Native to Africa.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Acacia |
| Species |
| nilotica |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Subspecies |
| kraussiana |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 18 - 28 |
| Height |
| 2.5 - 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soils with a pH of 5.0 - 9.0. Prefers alluvial and heavy clay soils. |
| Shape |
| Upright, tall and spreading. |
| Pests |
| Stem borer may be a problem. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Deeply fissured. The branches are spreading forming a flat, dense crown. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are bipinnate, 30 - 40 mm long with 7 - 25 pairs of leaflets that are 1.5 - 7 mm long. Thorns are thin, straight in axillary pairs, 3 - 12 pairs that are 5 - 7.5 cm long in new growth. Mature trees do not have thorns. |
| Flower Description |
| Spherical heads on new growth that are 1.2 - 1.5 cm wide. |
| Fruit Description |
| Pods, distinctive, constricted between seeds. Straight or slightly curved, 5 - 15 cm long on a pedicel with constrictions between the seeds. Appears like a string of pearls. |
| Colour Description |
| The bark is dark brown. The flowers are yellow. The seeds are green and become black when ripe. The leaves are green. |
| Texture Description |
| The bark is rough in texture. |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| Firewood while the bark is used to treat coughs. |
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