Leguminosae-mim Acacia davyi N.E.Br.

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Species information

Interest
Wood is soft and brittle and has no recorded timber uses. The foliage and bark are browsed by black rhino (Wickens et al. 1995).

Other Notes
Common names: S. Africa: corky thorn, Kurkdoring (Afrikaans). Species characteristics : Multistemmed shrub to around 2 m tall or tree to 5 m tall, with soft corky yellowish brown bark. Occurs in grassland, woodland, thornveld and scrub, often on rocky slopes on red sandy well drained soil. Rarely dominant. Distribution: Mozambique (Maputo); South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Cape, Pietersburg, Ubombo, Louwsburg, ); Swaziland (Hhohho, Stegi, Manzini, Lubombo, Shiselweni). Specimen total: 128 Degree squares: 15 Collection years: 1800-1986 Phenology : Flowering period: Jan(2), Feb(2), Mar(2), Nov(1), Dec(2); Fruiting period: Jan(1), Feb(1), Mar(2), Apr(1), May(2), Jul(1), Aug(1) Altitude range: 155- (600-1000) -1675m

Specimen information

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