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ECOLOGICAL ASPECT:
Drought-tolerant, A. senegal is the characteristic species in the drier parts of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and the northern
Sahara and is to be found throughout the vast area from Senegal to the Red Sea and to eastern India. It extends
southwards to northern Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and southern Africa. In India it is found chiefly in Sind and
Ajmere. In Sudan, the tree both exists in the wild and is cultivated - mainly on sandy hills, but it also grows well in cotton
soil.
A. senegal is associated with a wide range of vegetation types, from semi-desert grasslands to Anogeissus woodlands. It
prefers clay plains and rocky hill slopes. It can easily become a serious weed. South Africa and Australia have policies
against further introduction of this noxious weed.
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