The Fever Tree (Acacia xanthophloea) Part 1: Myths and Legends
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- When the elephant’s child asked what crocodiles eat for dinner, he was told to find the answer on the banks of the “great, grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever trees”. In this episode of the African Plant Hunter, Gus goes to the banks of the Runde river, in Gonarezhou National Park, slightly north of the Limpopo, to look closely at the fever trees there. With their striking yellow bark, and their preference for riverine areas, early European explorers to Africa quickly made a connection between the Acacia (now Vachellia) xanthophloea trees and malarial fever, hence the name. But the human fascination for the many properties of the fever tree goes as far back as the ancient Egyptians and in this, the first of a two-part series, Gus explores some of the myths and legends the surround this enigmatic tree.
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I attend school in Georgia and I am now taking a class on the Natural History of Africa. My professor introduced my class to the African Plant Hunter and we watch his videos almost every week as a class. All of his videos are so interesting! So glad someone shares a love of plants with me, hope to know as much as him one day!
Thanks so much for these kind words. It's such a thrill for me to know that students halfway across the world are sharing my enthusiasm for African plants. That's a wonderful thing! Good luck with your class.
Yeah you are really spurring us on, the grandees love it!
We have an obligation to preserve these precious plants. Thank you very much for doing this.
Yes, you're right, we do have that obligation and we do need to honour it. Thanks for the support!
Born and living in Zimbabwe, I am really chuffed to have come across your Channel. Keep it up. You videos are interesting and informative.
Thanks Gareth, I appreciate the kind words and am really glad you're finding these videos valuable!
Thank you for this! It would surprise no one that during my 45 year teaching career, I read Kipling's Just So stories to children so often that I could tell The Elephant's Child from memory about 90+% accurately. But until about 5 minutes ago, I never knew what a Fever Tree really was! The Wait-a-bit thorn bush, yes, but the Kolokolo Bird - no!
Oh, I'm so pleased to have finally showed you the wonders of a Fever tree!! Thank you for sharing that!
I recently found your channel and am enjoying learning about African plants. Keep up the good work!
Many thanks. I'm so happy you're enjoying it!
You are truly amazingly informative.... keep your good job on
First time here and subbed, perhaps sucked in by your enthusiasm. Lol !
Thank you. Enthusiasm is everything!
New to your channel. Great information and vibe. From a Kenyan tree lover
Thank you. From another Kenyan tree lover!!
Very interesting. Recently found your channel. Will be watching more. I am from Bulawayo so find it very interesting 😉 👍
Great video. Very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Honestly I am enjoying your vedios. Would want to farm some of the crops in 2022. Thank you sir
Thank you, and good luck with the farming. Please let us know how it goes!
A very huggable tree!
Very!
I’m just getting too deep into my art project with accacia, and the proof is this video being reccomended to me…
Basically it’s just an accacia sculpture of sorts but it needs a story
I think I’ll be making use of those nest shapes though!
🌊🌳🌊🌳🌊🌳🌊
Are these trees frost hardy, I see them more in Pretoria area not my south east of Johannesburg area.
Nice info
I had this idea where I would get legume trees from across the globe and compare them for the sake of understanding evolution, anywyas this is one of them. I'm really interested to see what kind of incense or medecine can be made from the Gum.
I've heard of Romans mentioning acacias, I think they speak of either this or Albizia Julbrissin... maybe both are true.
i have heard in africa the in the past tirbs sacrific goat to move the tree , insted of cutting them ?
In KwaZulu Natal theres a whol area called Umkhanyakude because they are just so prolific there...is it also called Umkhanyakude in Zimbabwe?
No, that's not a name I've come across. In Zimbabwe we tend to refer to this as "muunga", which is a generic name for a variety of the acacia trees. But maybe somebody out there has a different name for it?
@@AfricanPlantHunter en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umkhanyakude_District_Municipality it's even on their coat of arms
Acacia xanthophloea Benth. (Fabaceae); umHlosinga; umKhanyagulea; [DSC105]umHlosinga RD; umkhanyagude H; isiBhahaha R; umDlovune R; umHlofunga RD; umKhambathi R; umKhanyakude R; umkhanyakudze
I'm pretty sure it contains DMT that's why these myths are associated with this tree.
First time I've ever heard that, but that's a really interesting view. Let me mobilise my DMT receptors and go investigate. I'll report back!
@@AfricanPlantHunter awaiting the feedback lol
@@AfricanPlantHunter you rock brother!
I know if you lean against them to steady your rifle while shooting, you end up covered in a fine yellow powder.
Gus the zulus suggests Ziziphus Mucronata as the crown of thorns - your thoughts?
I love the idea of that, but as the northernmost extent of Z. mucronata is Sudan (and a bit in the south of Saudi Arabia), it doesn't seem terribly likely. But hey, certainly not impossible!
Eat the bark!!
I will if you will!
@@AfricanPlantHunter haha we can trip together
Trees are intelligent! 😂
does it have DMT in its bark
No bro😅