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Acacia eriocarpa
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Senegalia eriocarpa (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. |
| Common names: | Woolly-pod acacia (English) |
| Frequency: | Local |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Rather straggly shrub or small, multi-stemmed tree. Young branchlets densely yellowish-grey velvety. Hooked prickles scattered along the branches and the leaf rhachis. Leaves with 4-7 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 4-15 pairs per pinna, oblong-elliptic, up to 18 × 9 mm, green-green, finely hairy; petiole with a gland near the base. Flowers in short axillary spikes, creamy-white. Pods often in clusters, yellow-brown, densely hairy, 6-12 cm, dehiscent. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | eriocarpa: with woolly fruits |
| Habitat: | In dry woodland and scrub; a typical constituent of "jesse bush" in the middle Zambezi Valley. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 900 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2017 |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 66 - 67. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 202. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 214. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 240. 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. Timberlake, J., Fagg, C. & Barnes, R. (1999). Field Guide to the Acacias of Zimbabwe CBC Publishing, Harare Pages 46 - 47. (Includes a picture). |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia eriocarpaAfrican Plant Database: Acacia eriocarpa
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acacia eriocarpa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acacia eriocarpa
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acacia eriocarpa
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