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Acacia hockii
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Katanga Province, DRC;
May 2005
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Apr 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Mar 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Acacia seyal var. multijuga Schweinf. ex Baker f. |
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| 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. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
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| Flowering time: | Apr - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea and South Sudan to Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Angola. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia hockiiBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acacia hockii
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acacia hockii
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