The African Savanna ’s tropic climate and vast capable grassland extend into over 25 African countries — from Ghana in the Rebecca West , Ethiopia in the east and South Africa in the south . The multitudes of flora and trees throughout the African savannah beautify its landscape painting , are food sources for animals and human being and provide shade and shelter under the live African sunshine .

Bermuda Grass

introduce to the United States through the island of Bermuda , Bermuda grass ( Cynodon dactylon ) of the Poaceae or grass family spring up in the African savanna and is now find as a selection grass for lawn , park grounds and fields around the world . Bermuda grass grows in moist to dry soils , maintaining its light-green color even during abbreviated periods of drouth .

Okra

Okra ( Hibiscus esculentus ) is aboriginal to the African savannah and grows in full sun . A member of the Malvaceae or mallow crime syndicate , okra produces yellow or blank flowers with dark centers that greatly resemble hibiscus flowers , as they belong to the same botanical home . Okra plants can get up to over 6 feet marvelous and produces edible fruit ready in many culinary beauty .

Candelabra Tree

A member of the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family , the candelabra tree diagram ( Euphorbia ingens ) is a extremely vicious tree that produce to 40 foot tall in the African savannah . Any contact with the tree ’s surface or sap is hazardous . The offshoot of this tree originate in a dense , upward manner , resembling a candelabra , and its yellowed heyday bloom during the wintertime months .

Gum Arabic

Also known as Senegal gum acacia , kher , kumta and Senegal gum , gum Arabic ( Acacia senegal ) is a thorny tree that reaches over 65 feet in height . A fellow member of the Fabaceae ( attic or pea plant ) family , it produce cream or yellow bloom , followed by the establishment of its yellow-bellied or chocolate-brown seed pods . Gum Arabic is a drought - tolerant tree diagram that produces sap — also have sex as gum Arabic — that is harvested from wintertime to summertime for medicinal and solid food purposes . In the African savanna , the glue Arabic tree diagram provides shade and shelter to many wildlife specie .

Baobab

Baobab ( Adansonia digitata ) , aboriginal to the African savannah , can grow to over 80 metrical foot grandiloquent . One of the world ’s heavy trees , Adansonia digitata are long - dwell , known to subsist for several thousands of years . This tree diagram is easily identified by its widened trunk base and its multi - branched stems that resemble underground roots . monkey-bread tree provide several natural resource — its young roots and its leaf are edible , its bark is used to make ropes and fiber for handbasket weaving and its edible fruit is enjoyed by both animal and humans . Hollowed baobab trunks supply instant shelter , also used by animals and humans .

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