Faidherbia albida

Winter thorn

Botanical description 6

Bole: Medium/large. To 30 m. Bark: Brown/green-grey. Rough. Slash: NR. Leaf: Bipinnate. (2 -) 3 - 10 pairs pinnae. Lflts: 6 - 23 pairs. Petiole: NR. Lamina: Small. 0.3 - 1.2 × 0.1 - 0.4 cm. Acute/mucronate. Entire. Domatia: NR. Glands: At junction of each of the pinnae. Stipules: Spinescent. Thorns & Spines: Spines up to 1.3 (- 2.3) cm. Flower: Cream. Fruit: Bright orange. Indehiscent. Coiled. 6 - 25 × 2 - 3.5 cm.

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  1. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/126270-4.jpg
  2. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/126270-3.jpg
  3. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/126270-5.jpg
  4. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/126270-1.jpg
  5. (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/12/126270-2.jpg
  6. (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/23284792

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