Acacia torrei Brenan

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Acacia torrei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park

Acacia torrei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park

Acacia torrei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park

Acacia torrei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park

Acacia torrei

Photo: Bart Wursten
Mukombeze River, northern Park boundary, Gorongosa National Park

Acacia torrei

Photo: UJ Staff
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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 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.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: torrei: for António Rocha da Torre (1904–1995), Portuguese biologist and pharmacist.
Habitat: On alluvial soils in wet grassland or scrub, often forming large stands.
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Worldwide distribution: Restricted to Central Mozambique in the Urema and Zangue basins, in and to the north of the Gorongosa NP.
Mozambique distribution: MS
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Endemic status: Endemic
Red data list status: Lower Risk - least concern
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Content last updated: Monday 19 December 2011
Literature:

Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Page 91.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 197. (Includes a picture).

Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 85.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia torrei
African Plant Database: Acacia torrei
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acacia torrei
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acacia torrei
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acacia torrei
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iNaturalist: Acacia torrei
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia torrei
JSTOR Plant Science: Acacia torrei
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acacia torrei
Plants of the World Online: Acacia torrei
Tropicos: Acacia torrei
Wikipedia: Acacia torrei


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Acacia torrei.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=170700, retrieved 29 March 2024

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