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Native and fully naturalized in dry thorn forests, stony ravines, and scrub ecosystems of Saurashtra (Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Rajkot), Kachchh, and northern arid fringes of Gujarat. Frequently planted along field borders, temple premises, and village commons (Gaucher) as a living fence, windbreak, and medicinal tree.
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