sentences:  It is found in dry evergreen forest (often with" Juniperus" and "Olea - Euclea") and associated shrubs or wooded grassland, thickets of "Buxus", deciduous with "Combretum, Acacia" and "Barkey" in soils of limestone, sandstone, or basalt, to an altitude of 900–2550 m. "P. aethiopica" have many adaptations to aridity, such as an advanced development of palisade tissue and extensive root growth.These adaptive traits allow species to grow in very harsh and dry areas with low rainfall.In the main part of its range in North and East Africa, the species is fairly common because is used for a variety of purposes, including timber, dye, fodder, agriculture and livestock food.