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Acacia seyal, the Red acacia, known also as the shittah tree (the source of shittim wood), is a thorny, 6–10 m (20–30 ft) high tree with a pale greenish or reddish bark. At the base of the 3–10 cm (1–4 in) feathery leaves there are two straight, light grey thorns, growing to 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long. The blossoms are displayed in round, bright yellow clusters approximately in 1.5 cm (0.5 in) diameter.

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1. (c) Selim Zedan Heneidy, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Acacia-seyal-bark.jpg/460px-Acacia-seyal-bark.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_seyal

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