Leguminosae-mim Acacia rehmanniana Schinz

| |	© Richard Barnes

Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Flower
• Vegetative
• Inflorescence
• Flower part
• Flower & fruit
• Flower bud
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Yapei (c. 30km SW Tamale) - NSBPGHANA
• Larabanga - Mole Road - NSBPGHANA

Species information

Interest
The branches are said to be edible when soft (Wickens et al. 1995).The inner bark has been used for rope in building huts. Shona traditional healers rub the roots into the body against headache and pneumonia (Timberlake et al 1999).

Other Notes
Common names: Malawi: Mtsidzi (Chichewa); Zimbabwe & S. Africa: silky acacia (English); sydoring (Afrikaans); ipucula (Ndebele); mona (Shona-Rusape). Species characteristics : A distinctive small to medium sized tree to 12 m tall, with a spreading crown. Has conspicously reddish brown bark on young trees becoming darker with age, and dense golden yellow hairs on the youngest branches. Occurs usually solitary in wooded grassland and bushveld on a range of soils, often clay rich such as in vlei margins, mainly over 1000 m. It is a southern African species, quite resistent to frost. It can be found in miombo and similar woodlands as well as Acacia woodland with A. karroo. Distribution: Botswana (Central); Malawi (Dedza); Mozambique (Niassa); South Africa (Transvaal, Pietersburg); Zambia (Southern, Central); Zimbabwe (Gwanda, Gweru, Hurungwe, Nyamandhlovu, Bulawayo, Chegutu, Matobo, Chirumanzu, Chimanimani, Marondera, Goromonzi, Bikita, Bubi, Bulilima-Mangwe, Harare, Charter, Kadoma, Mutare, Masvingo, Insiza, Shurugwi, Mazowe, Makoni, Murewa, Chivi, Umzingwane). Specimen total: 230 Degree squares: 31 Collection years: 1870-1996 Phenology: Flowering period: Jan(8), Feb(3), Mar(1), Apr(1), May(1), Jun(2), Oct(3), Nov(5), Dec(17) Fruiting period: Jan(4), Feb(1), Mar(5), Apr(5), May(6), Jun(4), Jul(6), Sep(1), Oct(2), Nov(3), Dec(1) Altitude range: 914 - (1000 - 1600) - 1524m

Specimen information

Collector
Barnes, R. D.

Specimen Number
9152a