Acacia heterophylla (Lam.)Willd.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [1915]

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Other names:

• Acacia brevipes Cunn. [Synonym] [1915]
  
• Mimosa heterophylla Lam. [Synonym] [1915]
  

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Common Names:

• Tamarin des Hauts [1915] [3064]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1992(Phytochem.)Southon I & Bowes I
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML

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Uses:

• Wood [1915]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Asia [1914]
  • India [1914]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3052] [3057]
  • Mauritius [3052]
  • Reunion [1915]

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Notes:

• Endemic to Reunion. [1915]
  
• Bojer(1837)records this taxon for Mauritius,but it is doubtfully native there. [1915] [3052]
  
• Presence on Mauritius not confirmed by Polhill (1990). [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:23:50