Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 7

Plant:!Acacia&erioloba!(formerly!known!as!Acacia&giraffae13)!!
Family:!Fabaceae13!
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Common(names:!! !
||Ganab22!!
||Ganas22!!
Camel!thorn6!!
CamelSthorn22!!
Camelthorn!tree22!!
Giraffe!thorn47!!
Grootdoring35!!
Kameelboom22!!
Kameeldoring22!!
Kameeldoringboom22!!
KamelSdoorn22!!
Kameldorn22!!
Kameldornbaum22!!
Kanaap22!!
Muhoto22!!
Muntu22!!
Musu22!!
Olifantsdoring35!!
Omumbonde22!!
Omuonde22,!35!!
Omusija22!!
Omuthiya22!!
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Range:(
Specimens!of!A.&erioloba!can!be!seen!in!central!Namibia!in!the!drier!biomes!such!as!
the!Namib!Desert!and!the!savanna6.!
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Diagnostic(characteristics:(
Nicknamed!for!some!of!its!defining!
characteristics,!this!plant!is!a!favorite!
food!for!giraffes13.!!The!pods!resemble!a!
human!ear!and!can!be!present!all!year!
but!flower!mostly!from!August!to!
November13,!31.!The!fruit!of!the!plant!also!
has!a!velvety!soft!texture6.!!The!exterior!
of!the!pod!is!gray!in!appearance6.!!The!
leaves!are!quite!typical!of!Acacia&spp.!
with!pinnate!leaves!that!are!green47.!!In!
the!dry!winter!season,!from!May!to!
August,!they!may!be!difficult!to!
distinguish!without!leaves,!pods,!or!
flowers13.!!Their!flowers!are!yellow!balls!