''Parasenegalia visco'' is a perennial tree found at higher elevations in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It has also been introduced to

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. Common names for it include arca, visco, viscote, viscote blanco and viscote negro. It grows 6–25m tall and it has fragrant yellow flowers in the Spring. In

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is found at an

altitude Altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum (geodesy), datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context (e.g., aviation, geometr ...

of 1500–3000m. It has light to dark reddish brown twigs and small white flowers. It is cultivated for use in cabinetmaking.

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''Senegalia visco'' (as ''Acacia visco'') (www.fieldmuseum.org)
Mimosoids Trees of South America Trees of Africa Least concern plants Taxa named by August Grisebach {{africa-stub