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Acacia erioloba
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Camp, Hwange NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Camp, Hwange NP
Photo: Bart Wursten
Main Camp, Hwange NP
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| Synonyms: |
Acacia giraffae Willd. |
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| Common names: | Camel thorn (E) | |
| Frequency: | Locally common | |
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Often a medium to large spreading tree, remaining green throughout most of the dry season. Bark rough, dark and fissured; young branches distinctly zigzag. Thorns paired at the nodes, whitish, straight and stout, often swollen at the base. Leaves bipinnate with 2-5 pairs of pinnae; leaflets somewhat blue-green. Glands are present on the rhachis but not on the petiole. Flowers in spherical golden-yellow heads. Pods woody, distinctly kidney or crescent shaped, covered in grey velvet, greatly relished by both game and lifestock. | |
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| Habitat: | In sandy or stony soils in dry savannah woodland. In Zimbabwe it is a common constituent of the western Kalahari sands. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 900 - 1200 m | |
| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct | |
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| Zimbabwe distribution: | WCS | |
| Growth form: | ST | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
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| Content last updated: | Thursday 15 December 2005 |
Other sources of information about Acacia erioloba:
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acacia eriolobaFlora Zambesiaca web site: Acacia erioloba
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acacia erioloba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia erioloba
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acacia erioloba
West African Plants database: Acacia erioloba
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