Acacia hockii
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Katanga Province, DRC;
May 2005
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Apr 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC;
Mar 2008
Photo: Jos Stevens
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| Synonyms: |
Acacia seyal var. multijuga Schweinf. ex Baker f. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrubs or small trees; bark peeling in papery layers; young twigs puberulous. Spines stipular, short, straight. Leaves with (1)2-11 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 9-29 pairs. Flowers bright yellow in axillary pedunculate heads borne on the current growth. |
| Type location: |
DRC, Katanga |
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| Habitat: | Wooded grassland and scrub |
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| Flowering time: | Apr - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea and South Sudan to Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Angola. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 86 - 87. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 189. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 343. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 111. Troupin, G. (1978). Mimosaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 369 - 371. (Includes a picture). |
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