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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.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Parkinsonia
- Family
- Fabaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Wild green-hair tree en Wild hair tree
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