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Synonyms: |
Acacia buchananii Harms Acacia macrothyrsa Harms Vachellia amythethophylla (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
Common names: | Large-leaved acacia (English) |
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: | This is a very distinctive late-flowering species with large leaves and a large panicles of golden heads. |
Derivation of specific name: | amythethophylla: from the Greek (amuthos - without words or countless, phyllon - leaf) and refers to the large number of leaflets. |
Habitat: | In open miombo woodland, often on poor, stony soils |
Altitude range: (metres) | 970 - 1540 m |
Flowering time: | Jan - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | From West Africa eastwards to Sudan and Ethiopia, southwards to Zimbabwe and Mozambique |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Sunday 6 January 2019 |
Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 85 - 86. as Acacia macrothyrsa Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 210. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 195. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. et al. (1956). Trees of Central Africa National Publications Trust, Salisbury. Pages 246 - 249. as Acacia macrothyrsa (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 214. as Acacia macrothyrsa Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 241. As Acacia macrothyrsa Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. Steedman, E.C. (1933). Some Trees, Shrubs and Lianes of Southern Rhodesia. Page 13. as Acacia buchananii (Includes a picture). Timberlake, J., Fagg, C. & Barnes, R. (1999). Field Guide to the Acacias of Zimbabwe CBC Publishing, Harare Pages 32 - 33. (Includes a picture). |
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