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Acacia torrei
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Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park
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| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub up to c. 2 m tall. Young branches covered in dark pustular glands. Spines in pairs at the nodes, up to 5 cm long, straight. Leaves compound with 7-13 (20) pairs of pinnae and 6-15 pairs of leaflets per pinna. Gland present at the junction of the top 1-2 pinnae pairs, often also on on the petiole and scattered dark glands on the rhachis. Flowers in spherical heads, golden yellow. Pods distinctively, curved almost full circle, irregularly constricted between the seeds, covered in dark pustular glands and hairs, dehiscent. |
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| Habitat: | On alluvial soils in wet grassland or scrub, often forming large stands. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Restricted to Central Mozambique |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
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| Endemic status: | End |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 19 December 2011 |
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Other sources of information about Acacia torrei:
African Plant Database: Acacia torreiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Acacia torrei
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acacia torrei
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Acacia torrei
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Acacia torrei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia torrei
JSTOR Plant Science: Acacia torrei
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acacia torrei
Tropicos: Acacia torrei
West African Plants database: Acacia torrei
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