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Acacia nilotica
kraussiana
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| Synonyms: |
Acacia benthamii Rochebr. |
| Common names: | Isanqawe (Ndebele) Mubayamhondoro (Shona) Muhunga (Shona) Muzunga (Shona) Scented-thorn (English) Umlaladwayi (Ndebele) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small to medium-sized tree. Bark dark brown to almost black, deeply fissured in older specimens. Thorns in pairs, straight, often typically pointing backwards. Leaves compound with 4-8 pinnae. Flowers in spherical heads on the new growth, yellow. Pods distinctive, constricted between the seeds, green when young, turning black when ripe, indehiscent. Old pods often still on the tree when the new pods appear. |
| Notes: | This species is similar to Acacia karroo. It can easily be distinguished by the distinctive pods. When no pods are present, the slightly deflexed thorns and the small, closely spaced leaflets may aid identification. |
| Derivation of specific name: | nilotica: from the valley of the Nile |
| Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats, often as a pioneer in disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | (this subsp.) Angola, Botswana, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E,S |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Charaxes zoolina zoolina (Club-tailed charaxes) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2006 |
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comments powered by DisqusOther sources of information about Acacia nilotica:
Flora of Mozambique: Acacia niloticaAfrican Plant Database: Acacia nilotica
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acacia nilotica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acacia nilotica
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acacia nilotica
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acacia nilotica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acacia nilotica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia nilotica
JSTOR Plant Science: Acacia nilotica
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acacia nilotica
Tropicos: Acacia nilotica
West African Plants database: Acacia nilotica
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