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Acacia amythethophylla
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Photo: Bart Wursten
In industrial site, Vumba rd near Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
In industrial site, Vumba rd near Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
In industrial site, Vumba rd near Mutare
Photo: Bart Wursten
In industrial site, Vumba rd near Mutare
Photo: Rob Burrett
Penhalonga, E Zimbabwe
Photo: Rob Burrett
Penhalonga, E Zimbabwe
Photo: Rob Burrett
Penhalonga, E Zimbabwe
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| Synonyms: |
Acacia buchananii Harms Acacia macrothyrsa Harms |
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| Common names: | Large-leaved acacia (E) | |
| Frequency: | Common | |
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Shrub or tree to 7 m. Thorns in pairs at nodes, black, straight, short and inconspicuous. Leaves large (15-30 cm); pinnae 7-14 pairs. Inflorescence large, terminal, much-branched, composed of orange-yellow spherical heads. Fruit flat, dehiscent. | |
| Notes: | Note: A very distinctive late-flowering species with large leaves and a large panicle of golden heads. | |
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| Habitat: | In open miombo woodland, often on poor, stony soils | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 970 - 1540 m | |
| Flowering time: | Jan - Mar | |
| Worldwide distribution: | From W Africa eastwards to Sudan and Ethiopia, southwards to Zimbabwe and Mozambique | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | NCE | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 30 May 2010 |
Other sources of information about Acacia amythethophylla:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acacia amythethophylla pageFlora of Mozambique: Acacia amythethophylla
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acacia amythethophylla
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acacia amythethophylla
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acacia amythethophylla
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acacia amythethophylla
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia amythethophylla
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acacia amythethophylla
West African Plants database: Acacia amythethophylla
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