Leguminosae-mim Acacia robusta ssp. Burch.

| |	© Chris W. Fagg

Keywords in this picture :

• Habit
• Vegetative
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

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

Species information

Interest
Gum eaten by man and baboons (Wickens et al. 1995).

Other Notes
Species characteristics : The species either develops into a small/ medium sized tree to 12 m growing on heavy often rocky soils in woodland scrub (subsp. robusta), or into a larger riverine tree up to 25 m. found commonly along river banks, drainage lines or margins of pans. Distribution: Botswana (South East, Kgatleng, Kanye, Gaberones); Mozambique (Gaza); South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Cape, Zebediela, Nylstroom, Free); Swaziland (Lubombo, Shiselweni); Zimbabwe (Gweru, Bulawayo, Matobo, Chirumanzu, Bubi, Harare). Specimen total: 187 Degree squares: 26 Collection years: 1800-1996 Phenology: Flowering period: Mar(1), Aug(1), Sep(8), Oct(2), Dec(1); Fruiting period: Feb(2), Mar(1), Sep(4), Oct(2), Nov(3), Dec(2) Altitude range: 30- (30-1400) - 1980m

Specimen information

Collector
Fagg, C. W.

Specimen Number
022