Acacia karroo Hayne

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [50][1915][3057]

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Other names:

• Acacia dekindtiana A.Chev. [Synonym] [50]
  
• Acacia eburnea sensu auct. [Misapplied] [1915][3052][3057]
  
• Acacia horrida sensu auct. [Misapplied] [50]
  
• Acacia inconflagrabilis Gerstner [Synonym] [50]
  
• Acacia karoo Hayne [Orthographic] [748][754]
  
• Acacia natalitia E.Meyer [Synonym] [50]
  

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Common Names:

• Cape Gum [50]
  
• Cassie … Piquants Blancs [1915]
  
• Doorn Boom [364]
  
• Karroo Thorn [364]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [50]
  
• Domestic [364]
  
• Environmental [1862] [364]
  
• Fibre [364]
  
• Food and Drink [364]
  
• Forage [2059] [364]
  
• Wood [364]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Angola-ISO [50]
  • Botswana [75]
  • Lesotho [75]
  • Libya [83]
  • Morocco [33]
  • Mozambique [75]
  • Namibia-ISO [50] [75]
  • South Africa [75]
  • Swaziland [75]
  • Zimbabwe [75]

• Asia [1939]
  • Iraq [1939]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • New South Wales [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]

• Europe [754]
  • Corsica [754]
  • Portugal [754]
  • Sicilia-F.E. [754]
  • Spain-F.E. [754]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]

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Notes:

• An encroaching weed of pasture land.
  
• For variation, see Ross (refs.19 & 50); 7 variants described.
  
• Difficult to distinguish from A.nilotica ssp. adstringens without fruit. [1915]
  
• Most Mauritian material previously included in A.nilotica ssp adstringens. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:15