Records made by Linda Hyde

This site 'by the Old Bulawayo Road' was well known in the late 80s and 90s and was at that time the only record of this species from Zimbabwe. 4 plants were seen on this visit, varying from very large to a shrub only. The trees were in fruit. The area is becoming more and more built-up and disturbed.

8 trees of various sizes in a colony in the middle of open grassland with few other trees present. The trees were originally found by Ferdi Couto (Maureen Silva-Jones, pers. comm.). Specimens collected on 9 May were shown to Bob Drummond on 17 May 1992 and a careful examination was made, especially to check that were not Acacia polyacantha. Bob agreed that they were A. hereroensis. There already is a specimen from the same place in SRGH dated March 1988, collected by Rolf Hangartner. I understand that subsequently the trees were cut down. Mark Hyde, 3 August 2015.

Inflorescences at the apex of stems, just finished flowering.

In fruit

Tree bearing woolly fruits

In white flower

Probably planted

Self-sown

Second tree of this species.

Small naturalised plants

Naturalised specimens

In bud

Tree with rather small fruit.

A second tree of this species

2 magnificent specimens

In flower

Status uncertain, could be planted or naturalised

Large patches, probably naturalised