Lahai
Red-Thorn
Acacia lahai
Observed on the rim of the Elgeyo Escarpment near Iten, Kenya. January 2012.
FLOWERS: White to cream flowers small and arrayed in elongate spikate
heads.
SHRUB or TREE: Medium to large flat-topped tree. The bark is dark brown
to gray appearing fibrous.
LEAVES: Leaves are twice compound with the ultimate segments quite small
and numbering up to 28 pairs. The leaves appear feathery.
RANGE: This tree is found at higher elevations up to 2500m.
FRUIT: The brown bean pods are straight or slightly curved about
6 cm long.
ARMED. The paired spines are straight and several cm long.
