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Parkinsonia africana

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Parkinsonia africana, the green-hair tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, and the Cape Provinces and Northern Provinces of South Africa. It is a bush growing 1–3m tall with green bark that allows for photosynthesis when the leaves are shed. It produces yellow flowers and yellow to brown pods. The wood does not crack when hot and is used to make smoking pipes.

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Family
Fabaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Parkinsonia africana
Slug
parkinsonia-africana
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Parkinsonia
Species
africana
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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