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Acacia catechu

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Name

Identification
Acacia fleckii Schinz [family LEGUMINOSAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Ross,J.H., Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. [family LEGUMINOSAE ]
Related name
  • Acacia caffra
  • Acacia polyacantha
  • Acacia tamariscina
  • Acacia catechu
  • Acacia campylacantha
  • Acacia suma
  • Mimosa frondosa
  • Mimosa catechu
  • Acacia fleckii
  • Acacia erithrantha
  • Acacia catechuoides
  • Acacia ataxacantha
  • Acacia sundra
  • Acacia hecatophylla

Flora

Entry for ACACIA polyacantha ([Hochst. ex] A. Rich.) Brenan subsp. campylacantha [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1959) Author: J. P. M. Brenan
Names
ACACIA polyacantha ([Hochst. ex] A. Rich.) Brenan subsp. campylacantha [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], in K.B. 1956: 195 (1956); F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 1: 499 (1958). Types: Ethiopia, Mai Dogale, Schimper 639 (B, holo. †, K, iso.!) & Dscheladscheranne, [Jelajeranne], Schimper 893 (P, holo., K, iso.!)
ACACIA campylacantha [Hochst. ex] A. Rich. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 242 (1847); L.T.A.: 831 (1930); T.S.K.: 71 (1936); Bogdan in Nature in E. Afr., ser. 2, No. 1: 13 (1949); T.T.C.L.: 331 (1949); I.T.U., ed. 2: 207, fig. 47b (1952); Young in Candollea 15: 99 (1955); Coates Palgrave, Trees Centr. Afr.: 235–8 (1956); Consp. Fl. Angol. 2: 276 (1956)
ACACIA catechu [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], [sensu P.O.A. C: 194, t. 20 D (1895), non (L.f.) Willd.]
ACACIA suma [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], [sensu Harms in N.B.G.B. 4: 210, fig. 7 (1906), non sensu stricto]
ACACIA caffra ([Hochst. ex] A. Rich.) Aubrév. var. campylacantha [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], Fl. Forest. Soudano-Guin.: 272 (1950); Gilb. & Bout. in F.C.B. 3: 150 (1952)
ACACIA catechu ([Hochst. ex] A. Rich.) Roberty var. campylacantha [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], in Candollea, 11: 157 (1948)
Information
Bark whitish to yellowish or grey. Prickles ± hooked.
Range
DISTR. U1–4; K2, 4–7; T1–8 widespread in tropical Africa from Gambia to Eritrea in the north and to the Transvaal in the south. (The subsp. polyacantha in India and perhaps Ceylon)
Altitude range
0–1830 m.
Distribution
KENYA Nairobi, Chiromo estate, Jan. 1934, Napier in C.M. 6772!KENYA Central Kavirondo District Ugungu, July 1944, Davidson 213 in Bally 4295!;KENYA Masai District Emali, 10 Mar. 1940, van Someren 74!TANGANYIKA Bukoba District Bunazi, Sept.–Oct. 1935, Gillman 585!;TANGANYIKA Lushoto District Mshwamba, 3 Jan. 1930, Greenway 2025!TANGANYIKA Iringa, Emson 499!;TANGANYIKA Songea District about 8 km. W. of Songea, by R. Wuwawesi, 9 Feb. 1956, Milne-Redhead & Taylor 8660!UGANDA Acholi District Kitgum, 10 Nov. 1945, A. S. Thomas 4339!;UGANDA Ankole District Ruampara, Nov. 1930, Brasnett 41!;UGANDA Teso District Serere, Apr.–May 1932, Chandler 645!
Notes
Although the numbers of pairs of pinnae range from 6–60 per leaf, the well-developed leaves have 15–20 or more pairs on all specimens collected. A. polyacantha subsp. campylacantha does not vary much in our area, except to some extent in indumentum and, rarely, armature; commonly it is densely puberulous or pubescent, but rarely it may be sparingly puberulous to subglabrous on the vegetative parts (e.g. Busse 139! from Tanganyika) or on the calyx (e.g. Hughes 7! from Tanganyika, Tanga District, Maramba near Tanga). Semsei 1169 from Tanganyika, Morogoro, garden of House 28 of H.Q. Plan, 2 May 1953 is a remarkable variant apparently completely lacking prickles although otherwise normal.

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