Acacia hebeclada hebeclada
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Recurved thorns
27 Sep 2008
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Leaves (new growth)
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Seed pods
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Flowers
27 Sep 2008
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Full name: | Acacia hebeclada DC. subsp. hebeclada |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Trassiebos, Trassiedoring, Transiebos, Kersdoringboom |
| English common name(s): | Candle thorn, Candle-pod acacia, Candle acacia |
| Synonym(s): | Acacia hebeclada DC. var. stolonifera (Burch.) Dinter Acacia stolonifera Burch. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | A. hebeclada subsp. hebeclada occurs either as a low spreading shrub branching near ground level or with stems arising from a subterranean stolon, or as a tree. Plants often form large dense impenetrable thickets several metres in diameter. In the Kalahari these thickets are frequently utilized by the large carnivores for shelter during the heat of the day. (from JSTOR Global Plants website / Flora of Southern Africa) Usually a shrub, branching near ground level, often forming thickets. Bark dark grey, fissured, flaking; young branches densely greyish hairy. Spines paired, slightly curved when shorter or straight with some up to 6 cm long. Leaves bipinnate, up to 5 cm long, often densely pubescent, with 5-9 pairs of pinnae with numerous small leaflets. Flowers in globose heads, clustered at the nodes, pale yellowish-white. Pods woody, held upright, usually up to 9 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide. (from Flora of Botswana website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
