Acacia tortilis heteracantha
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Leaves, seedpods and thorns
29 Mar 2015
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Full name: | Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Haak-en-steek, Krulpeul, Basterkameeldoring |
| English common name(s): | Umbrella thorn |
| Synonym(s): | Acacia heteracantha Burch. Acacia litakunensis Burch. Acacia maras Engl. Acacia spirocarpoides Engl. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | This species is easily distinguished from other Acacias by the coiled pods and the presence of both long straight thorns and short hooked thorns. Subsp. heteracantha is normally a shrub or small to medium sized tree. It is a smaller, more shrubby tree than subsp. spirocarpa, which has less tightly coiled pods and has more pubescent pods and young branches. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) Tree 2.5-6(10) m high; young branchlets shortly pubescent with hairs usually less than 0.25 mm long, a few to 0.5 mm. Petiole and leaf-rhachis similarly shortly pubescent, the latter 0.5-1.4(2) cm long. Pods c. 5-7 mm wide, glabrous or nearly so, eglandular. (from JSTOR Global Plants website / Flora Zambesiaca) |
| 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 |
