Acacia hockii De Wild.

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Acacia hockii

Photo: Mike Bingham
Mwinilunga District,12 km west of Ikelenge.

Acacia hockii

Photo: Mike Bingham
South-Luangwa National Park

Acacia hockii

Photo: Mike Bingham
South-Luangwa National Park

Acacia hockii

Photo: Jos Stevens
Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC

Acacia hockii

Photo: Jos Stevens
Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC

Acacia hockii

Photo: Jos Stevens
Ferme Randu, southwest Katanga Province, DRC

Acacia hockii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province

Acacia hockii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province

Acacia hockii

Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province

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Synonyms: Acacia seyal var. multijuga Schweinf. ex Baker f.
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Status: Native
Description:
Shrubs or small trees; bark peeling in papery layers; young twigs puberulous. Spines stipular, short, straight. Leaves with (1)2-11 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 9-29 pairs. Flowers bright yellow in axillary pedunculate heads borne on the current growth.
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Flowering time:Apr - May
Worldwide distribution: Guinea and South Sudan to Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Angola.
Mozambique distribution: Z,T
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:

Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 86 - 87.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 189. (Includes a picture).

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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 hockii.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=186030, retrieved 29 March 2024

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