Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 8

and!typically!occur!from!August!to!May!although!it!has!been!known!to!flower!
sporadically6,!13,!31.!!The!bark!of!the!tree!is!dark!grey!and!rough13.!!
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Governmental(protection(status:((
Acacia&erioloba!is!protected!under!the!Forest!Ordinance5.!!There!is!extensive!
legislation!including!the!Forestry!Ordinance!Number!37,!which!protects!the!tree,!
“[however],!there!is!insufficient!enforcement!of!the!regulations,!and!the!wood!from!
supposedly!protected!species!such!as!camelSthorn!(Acacia&erioloba)!is!collected!and!
sold!as!firewood”13.!
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Indigenous(medicinal(use:!!!
Acacia&erioloba,!a!tree!central!to!
traditional!medicine!in!Namibia,!is!
unusually!distinct