Leguminosae-mim Acacia dolichocephala Harms

Leguminosae-mim Acacia dolichocephala

| | © Chris W. Fagg

Keywords in this picture :

Habit
Vegetative
Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

Bilisu Forest Reserve - NSBPGHANA
Diare (Tamale - Bolgatanga road) - NSBPGHANA

Species information

Interest
yellow orange gum collected.

Other Notes
Common names: Ethiopia: Grare (Amharic), Lafto (Boran); Kenya: Sinnot (Pokot). Species characteristics : Single stemmed tree usually to around 5m but can reach 10m or more. This species has bright yellow flowers on an obovoid inflorescence, (intermediate between a capitate and spicate inflorescence), but which is more closely related to the capitate species in the subgenus Acacia (Hunde 1982). While scattered throughout the highlands of eastern Africa, it is nowhere very common, and is scattered in riverine woodland or on rocky slopes. Distribution: Ethiopia (Shewa, Sidamo, Gamo Gofa, Welo, Kefa, Arsi); Kenya (Turkana, West Pokot, West Suk); Sudan (Al Istiw'a'iyah); Uganda (Northern, Mbale, Karamoja). Specimen total: 37 Degree squares: 11 Collection years: 1893-1993 Phenology: Flowering period: Jan(1), May(1), Jun(1), Aug(2), Sep(2), Oct(1), Nov(2), Dec(1); Fruiting period: Jan(2), Apr(1), May(1), Sep(1), Oct(2), Nov(4), Dec(2) Altitude range: 1143- (1200 - 1800) -2134m

Specimen information

Collector
Fagg, C. W.

Specimen Number
017