Acacia xanthophloea Benth.

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

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Common Names:

• Fever Tree [1]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa [1764]
  • Kenya [50]
  • Malawi [6]
  • Mozambique [50]
  • Somalia [1764]
  • South Africa [50]
  • Swaziland [50]
  • Tanzania [50]
  • Zimbabwe [6]

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Notes:

• Flower colour varies; white-yellow-purple; variation unique in genus (Ref.1)
  
• Somali material 5 m. tall max.;flowers not seen [1764]
  
• Somali material 1600Km N of nearest other population [1764]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:52