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tree species. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from

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in the north to

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in southern Africa.''Vachellia robusta'' (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 10 December 2020.

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted: * ''Vachellia robusta'' subsp. ''clavigera'' (E.Mey.) Kyal. & Boatwr. – native to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, and South Africa. * ''Vachellia robusta'' subsp. ''robusta'' – native to South Africa, Botswana, and western Zimbabwe. * ''Vachellia robusta'' subsp. ''usambarensis'' (Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr. – native to Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique.''Vachellia robusta'' subsp. ''usambarensis'' (Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 10 December 2022. It is a common canopy tree in drier undifferentiated forest communities in the

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of coastal Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique, where it grows up to 20 meters high.White, Frank F. (1983). ''The vegetation of Africa: A descriptive memoir to accompany the Unesco/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa''. UNESCO, 1983. ISBN 92-3-101955-4

Gallery

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References

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