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		The Acacia's leaves are composed of small alternate leaflets on a central rib.
		The Acacia's belong to the family "Mimosaceae", and until recently was known as the " Mimosa Tree".
		The stem of the tree is used to treat asthma, and diarrhea.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /acacia_tortillis.htm (431 words)

	african savannahs and wildife
		Acacia foliage is sought after by many browsing animals - from giraffe to beetles - and here too it helps for them to be divided, as the tiny leaflets left behind by the browsers can continue to perform their vital photosynthesis function.
		Acacias belong to the group of pod-bearing plants known as legumes and have the remarkable ability to enhance soil fertility.
		Just about all parts of an acacia tree are edible to one kind of animal or another, and in many parts of Africa their small leaves provide the only greenery in the dry season, so are bound to be eaten.
	www.wildwatch.com /resources/plants/acacias.asp (1146 words)

	Tree seeds, Giant Sequoia, Camphor tree, Jujube seeds, Mulberry, Bonsai Tree
		The cedar of Lebanon tree is a majestic cedar that is dome shaped and growing to a height of 40m.
		The bark of this tree was used to make cloth, shoes and helmets in Polynesia, as togas for the wealthy in Europe and as loin cloths for warriors on some islands.
		The bark of this beautiful acacia tree is used to make a decoction that is useful for diarrhea, sore throats and as a gargle.
	www.nothing-but-seeds.co.uk /tree-seeds.htm (1939 words)

	Acacia Endodontics - Acacia Tree
		Acacia was chosen as the name for our practice since it is mentioned in the King James Version of the Bible, in the Book of Exodus and in the Book of Isaiah.
		This tree grows as a torrent tree, thriving in the wadies of Sinai and the Dead Sea, but is not found in upper Palestine.
		Acacia has a fine, beautiful grain that makes it suitable for construction of the Tabernacle and for the furniture in the Tabernacle.
	www.acacia-endo.com /AcaciaTree.html (555 words)

	Acacia Trees: All about Acacia Trees
		He wrote of the tree in terms of the most extravagant eulogy, styling it the "tree of trees," and prophesying that it was destined to speedily replace most of the hard-wood trees in cultivation.
		This tree can be raised either from seed, from cuttings, or by grafting; it will grow in any soil that is not too wet, and is a quick-growing but short-lived plant; but the quality of its timber undoubtedly varies according to the character of the soil in which it is grown.
		Acacia wood is somewhat twisted in its growth, and liable to crack, while the branches break off in a brittle, splintery manner.
	www.2020site.org /trees/acacia.html (1696 words)

	Acacia and Gum Arabic Powder
		The acacia trees of the Dafur region of Sudan are harvested for resins variously known as gum arabic, Indian gum arabic, or talha.
		Although acacia trees are found throughout the "gum belt" of sub-Saharan Africa, Chad, Eritrea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan, the plant is most abundant in Sudan.
		The acacia is a plant in the family Mimosacaea, related to the mimosas of the southern United States and a close cousin of the legumes.
	www.mountainroseherbs.com /learn/acacia_gum.php (579 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Acacia (Gum) - Herb Profile and Information
		Gum Acacia for medicinal purposes should be in roundish 'tears' of various sizes, colourless or pale yellow, or broken into angular fragments with a glass-like, sometimes iridescent fracture, often opaque from numerous fissures, but transparent and nearly colourless in thin pieces; taste insipid, mucilaginous; nearly inodorous.
		Acacia Mixture, Mistura Acaciae of the British Pharmacopoeia Codex, is made from Gum Acacia (6 in 100) with syrup and diluted orange-flower water, employed as a demulcent in cough syrups and linctures.
		Syrup of Acacia, British Pharmacopoeia Codex, used chiefly as a demulcent in cough mixtures, is freshly prepared as required, from 1 part of Gum Acacia Mucilage and 3 of syrup, the dose, 1 to 4 fluid drachms.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/a/acaci006.html (1612 words)

	Acacias
		Acacias are commonly cultivated throughout temperate, tropical and desert regions, and include numerous distinctive growth forms with a profusion of yellow or white flower clusters.
		Acacia blossoms are not pea-like, and for this reason the genus is placed in the subfamily Mimosoideae, along with silk tree (Albizia), fairy duster (Calliandra) and mesquite (Prosopis).
		Acacia flowers are clustered together in small yellow or white globose heads, or in cylindrical spikes.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /plaug99.htm (3251 words)

	Swollen Thorn Acacias
		In its native habitat, colonies of stinging ants (Pseudomyrmex ferruginea) occupy the hollowed-out thorns and fiercely defend the tree against ravaging insects, browsing mammals and epiphytic vines.
		An acacia ant (Pseudomyrmex ferruginea) sipping nectar from the petiolar nectary of a swollen thorn acacia (Acacia collinsii) in Costa Rica.
		In the case of the whistling thorn acacia, a mouthful of stinging ants is an excellent deterrent to hungry herbivores.
	waynesword.palomar.edu /acacia.htm (1208 words)

	Bridges For Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Acacias, in Hebrew Shittim, one of the largest subgroups among the mimosas, grow in all sorts of temperate to subtropical climates.
		The acacia tree yields gum Arabic and gum Senegal.
		Acacia Tree Was Material For The Ark of the Covenant
	www.bridgesforpeace.com /publications/dispatch/natureinisrael/Article-12.html (515 words)

	Acacia gum : by Ray Sahelian, M.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Acacia tree grows in a region that stretches from Senegal to Sudan in Africa.
		The senegal gum acacia is an average sized tree with thorns that grows on the African savanna grassland.
		In conclusion, dietary supplementation with acacia gum may be an alternative to renal replacement therapy to improve the quality of life and reduce or eliminate the need for dialysis in children with ESRD in some developing countries.
	www.raysahelian.com /acaciagum.html (362 words)

	Acacia \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described from Africa by Linnaeus in 1773.
		Acacias are also known as thorntrees or wattles, including the yellow-fever acacia and umbrella acacias.
		There are roughly 1300 species of Acacia worldwide, about 950 of them native to Australia, with the remainder spread around the dry tropical to warm-temperate regions of both hemispheres, including Africa, southern Asia, and the Americas.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Acacia/English (180 words)

	Ani Tree seeds have many varieties of tree seeds including palm tree, Bonsai, pine, acacia
		The tree itself is attractive and usually becomes gnarled with age.
		A deciduous, aromatic tree with a corky bark.
		A small tree growing to 20 ft. or so with spikes of fragrant lilic flowers that are strongly aromatic.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/anico/tree.htm (1821 words)

	Acacia Seeds: acacia seeds from ANi Direct Acacia seeds
		Acacias are easily grown trees native to Australia where they are known as Wattles.
		A small tree growing to 30 ft. with attractive feathery bluish grey foliage and orange yellow flowers in foot long spikes.
		The bark of this beautiful tree is used to make a decoction that is useful for diarrhea, sore throats and as a gargle.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/anico/Acacia.htm (564 words)

	Unforgettable Acacias
		Prior to settling on a thorn acacia, the winged virgin queen ant goes on a mating flight to the highest treetop or nearby hill.
		In Australia these fast-growing trees and shrubs are called "wattles." In their native habitats, some of them become huge forest trees over 100 feet tall with trunks four feet in diameter, including the fl acacia and A. bakeri.
		Acacias are one of the largest and most diverse groups of trees and shrubs on earth.
	www.acacia-world.net /html/unforgettable_acacias.html (3170 words)

	Acacia, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
		Acacia species from Purdue University has information on the approximately 800 species of Acacia.
		Acacia has information on the tree and the industrial and medicinal uses of the vegetable gum.
		These trees to have a protective mechanism from the antelope eating the leaves in that they emit ethylene which triggers the build up of tannins in these leaves.
	food.oregonstate.edu /gums/acacia.html (165 words)

	acacia - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Acacia, important genus of trees or shrubs of the legume family.
		False Acacia, common name for any of the four or five species constituting a genus of North American trees and shrubs.
		Oppression (quotations): Oppression: The acacia is drooping, the door of a house…
	au.encarta.msn.com /acacia.html (101 words)

	Acacia, Acacia tree, Australian Wattle, Australian Wildflower, Australian Floral Emblem - Aussie-Info.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Acacias develop long tap roots very quickly and should be transplanted from the seed bed very early to avoid damage to the roots.
		Acacias respond well to light pruning immediately after flowering to maintain a reasonable shape and to extend life.
		The Acacia branches were found to be the most suitable and these trees soon came to be called Wattles.
	www.aussie-info.com /identity/flora/wattle.php (725 words)

	Acacia albida
		Acacia albida is a widely used tree well documented for increasing the yields of crops grown under it.
		The bark of the Ana tree is a folk remedy for diarrhea among several tribes.
		While Acacias cannot be recommended for cold and/or humid or everwet climates, they are suggested by the NAS (1980a) as firewood sources in developing countries.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/duke_energy/Acacia_albida.html (897 words)

	Albizia lebbeck
		Also, as for acacias, direct seeding is feasible under Sahel conditions as long as competition from weeds is prevented ; early growth is fast (1 m / year).
		In the humid tropics the tree is used for shading cash-crops such as coffee and tea.
		In the West Indies the tree is "pollarded" (the branches cut for fodder) and the pods are also used.
	www.fao.org /ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/GBASE/DATA/pf000145.htm (557 words)

	Tree Growth and Plant Nutrients in the Acacia Tree Fallows System of Land Rehabiliation in the Sahel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		trees (5 to 10 metres) were monitored in a chronosequence of plantations aged 3 to 18 years in a Sahelian savannah in Senegal.
		The relationship between tree biomass and stem cross-sectional area was linear to age 18.
		To assess nutrient amounts at greater depths in the soil profile, and the capacity of tree roots to access them, distributions of roots, nitrate and N2-fixing bacteria were examined between the soil surface and the water table which occurred at 32 metres depth.
	info.metla.fi /iufro95abs/d1pap221.htm (369 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: UPDATE: Cat claw acacia tree thriving after being...
		This cat claw acacia tree at the corner of Pearl Street and Oquendo Road was spared by an apartment complex developer after arborists discovered it was 120 years old.
		A massive tree in the southeastern valley that was saved last year from being torn down by an apartment complex developer is thriving, local experts said last week.
		The tree, a 35-foot-tall cat claw acacia, sits on what was long an empty lot on the corner of Pearl Street and Oquendo Road, near Russel and Pecos roads.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2004/May-03-Mon-2004/news/23786110.html (471 words)

	Acacia
		The gods are said to have been born underneath the goddess Saosis' Acacia tree, north of Heliopolis.
		Horus was supposed to have emerged from the tree, according to the pyramid text 436.
		Other varieties of Acacia found in the interior or on the confines of the desert were used as the shafts for spears.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/a/acacia.html (295 words)

	Shittah-tree (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Shittah wood was employed in making the various parts of the tabernacle in the wilderness, and must therefore have been indigenous in the desert in which the Israelites wandered.
		It was the acacia or mimosa (Acacia Nilotica and A. seyal).
		A slightly different form of the tree, equally common under the name of seyal, is the ancient 'shittah,' or, as more usually expressed in the plural form, the 'shittim,' of which the tabernacle was made." Stanley's Sinai, etc.
	www.www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/shittah-tree.html (98 words)

	Fiber Supplement ~ Acacia Pure Organic Soluble Fiber Supplement Product for Diarrhea & Constipation from Irritable ...
		Acacia is a natural plant water-soluble fiber that has been harvested for millenia in Africa; its recorded dietary use dates back to the Egyptian pharaohs.
		Acacia is simply an organic, prebiotic soluble fiber supplement with absolutely nothing else added, and it normalizes bowel function naturally in the same manner as soluble fiber foods.
		In essence, the Acacia supplement is building up the beneficial flora in your GI tract to a healthy level, and how quickly you see results from this can depend on the state of your gut flora in the first place.
	www.helpforibs.com /shop/suplmts/acacia.asp (5006 words)

	Sun.Star Pampanga - No acacia tree cutting in Mabalacat: DENR
		"Subject trees which are verdantly towering the highway in Barangay Mabiga must be preserved and protected to enhance the environment and ecological stability which have been part of Pampanga's natural heritage," de Leon stated in the DENR resolution.
		However, the DENR allowed the DPWH to cut the dead trees still standing along the road, which are detrimental to public safety and health.
		It was further said that the cutting of trees along the national road in Mabalacat is perceived to be inimical to the environment and health of the residents and commuters plying the road.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/pam/2003/11/27/news/no.acacia.tree.cutting.in.mabalacat.denr.html (398 words)

	Acacia Bishop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Acacia was last seen on May 25, 2003 in the company of a female relative.
		Acacia has a birthmark on the left side of her abdomen.
		She was last seen wearing a pink sundress with a white daisy pattern on it.
	www.childseeknetwork.com /oldsite/Acacia.htm (167 words)

	Life in Bible Times - Trees:
		The thorny acacia tree which grows even in the most arid desert..
		Pod of the carob tree, as eaten by pigs in the parable of the prodigal son..
		Acacia of the desert, or Shittim tree (Acacia seyal).
	www.biblepicturegallery.com /Pictures/Trees.htm (548 words)

	Elephant Watch Safaris - Acacia Tree Conservation
		Not only is the Acacia tree essential to the elephant habitat, but the elephant is also essential to the future of the Acacia tree.
		The trees provide much needed shade, and during "podding" season, elephants feed on thousands of Acacia tortilis seed pods and distribute them far and wide in their dung droppings.
		They strip the bark from Acacia trees, resulting in the death of the tree when a full circle of bark is removed.
	www.elephantwatchsafaris.com /ewstemp/trees.htm (417 words)

	issg Database: Ecology of Acacia melanoxylon
		Unarmed, evergreen tree 8-15 (sometimes up to 45) m high; trunk straight, crown dense and pyramidal to cylindrical, sometimes with heavy spreading branches.
		In these areas, it occurs as an understorey tree in wet eucalypt forests, as a pioneer to co-dominant trees in riverine rainforest and as a dominant tree in flwood/teatree swamps in northwest Tasmaniua.
		Tree stands facilitate the establishment of natural evergreen forest species and the development of regrowth forest (Geldenhuys, 1996).
	www.issg.org /database/species/ecology.asp?si=197&fr=1&sts=sss (1038 words)

	Whistling Thorn - Acacia dreparalobium
		The whistling thorn is an acacia tree commonly seen on the savannas of equatorial East Africa, particularly the Serengeti plain.
		This pruning stimulates the acacia to produce a sugary secretion at the ends of their leaflets which feeds the ants.
		It is believed that the ants have developed the habit of living in trees because the soil of the savanna turns spongy in the rainy season and dries out and cracks in the dry season.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /whistling_thorn.htm (460 words)

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