Toonikuakaatsia, Vachellia xanthophloea

Kollase koorega toonikuakaatsiad ehk palavikupuud uMkhuze kaitsealal, LAV-s. See palavikuviide tuleb vanadest aegadest, mil Euroopast tulnud inimesed seostasid malaariat nende puudega - vaadati, et rahvas jääb malaariasse sealkandis, kus need puud kasvavad ja sellest tehti kohe ka ühesed järeldused. Sääski ei osanud keegi kahtlustadagi...

Yellow-barked fever trees in uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa. These are called fever trees because of the misconception from the earlier times - early European settlers in the region noted that malarial fever was contracted in areas with these trees and therefore made "conclusive deductions". Nobody even suspected the mosquitos...