dryland
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№ 126TreesDesert Date: The Thorny Tree That Fights a Disease in the Water
A spiny, drought-proof tree of the Sahel whose bitter-sweet 'date' feeds the dry country, whose seeds press a fine oil — and whose fruit, dropped in water, kills the snails that carry one of Africa's great parasitic diseases.
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№ 290TreesMesquite: The Deep-Rooted Legume That Feeds and Invades Drylands
A thorny desert legume that fixes nitrogen, taps water metres down, feeds people and livestock with sugary pods — and has become one of the world's worst dryland invaders.
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№ 298TreesMonkey Orange: The Sweet Fruit in the Poison Genus
A spiny African tree bearing a hard green ball of sweet-sour pulp beloved by people and monkeys — a member of the same genus that gives the world strychnine and curare, with toxic seeds to prove the kinship.
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