About Robber-thorn tree
Vachellia horrida is a low spreading shrub or sometimes tree native to both the wet and dry scrublands of tropical to subtropical East Africa. Common names for it are Cape gum, Karroo Thorn and dev-babul. It is also found elsewhere in Africa, Asia, India and South America. It frequently has stipular spines 9.5 cm long. V. horrida is an important browse plant in the tropics, particularly during the dry season.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia horrida
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles
- Native to
- Tropical Africa, India, Myanmar
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, India, Myanmar. Introduced in South America
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വച്ചേലിയ
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Robber-thorn tree belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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