Description
The plant commonly known as Rusty Acacia has a long history of traditional medicinal uses. Different parts of this plant are used for treating various skin infections.
Senegalia ferruginea is a spiny, deciduous tree, it usually grows up to 12 meters tall. The slender branches are armed with conical spines, the bole is also armed until it reaches about 15cm in diameter. Leaves are alternately arranged, double-compound. prickles twin.
Flowers are pale yellow in numerous lax axillary spikes about 14 cm long, which are often panicled at the end of the branches. Pods are smooth, contain a dry sweetish pulp, dark brown and pinnately splitting, 3 to 7 seeded. Seeds are flat ovate, oblong, distinctly stalked, and this is a diagnostic feature, greenish to brown.Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Acacia ferruginea care