Leguminosae-mim Acacia grandicornuta Gerstner

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Gland
• Node
• Stipule
• Flower
• Fruit
• Habit
• Lamina leaf blade
• Leaflet
• Seed
• Thorn
• Vegetative
• Spines prickles etc
• Fruit details
• Leaf parts
• Stem
• Inflorescence
• Flower part
• Leaf blade glands etc
• Flower & fruit
• Glands (large types)
• Flower bud
• Leaf
• Parts of compound lvs
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Jagbo (Chinfoyiri) Sacred Grove - NSBPGHANA
• Diare (Tamale - Bolgatanga road) - NSBPGHANA

Species information

Interest
Used for fuel in southern Africa (Wickens et al. 1995).

Other Notes
Common names: Botswana: Fyndoring (Afrikaans); S. Africa: Horned thorn (English), Horingdoring (Afrikaans). Species characteristics : A medium sized tree to 12 m tall, but often a shrub to 5 m on drier sites, forming a rounded irregular crown. Occurs in woodland and dry thornveld, on clay rich depressions, drainage lines in gravelly open plains and riverine valleys. It can dominate larger areas and form thickets on clay rich soils. It is closely related and can be confused with the A. robusta complex. If found the typically stout and slightly swollen spines distinguish this species from A. robusta. Distribution: Botswana (Central, South Eastern, Kgatleng, Kgalagadi, North East); Mozambique (Limpopo, Maputo, Inhambane); South Africa (Transvaal, Natal, Pilgrims Rest, Zebediela); Swaziland (Manzini, Lubombo, Shiselweni); Zimbabwe (Buhera, Beitbridge, Chiredzi, Chipinge, Chimanimani, Mwenezi). Specimen total: 109 Degree squares: 26 Collection years: 1923-1996 Phenology : Flowering period: Jan(5), Oct(1), Nov(4), Dec(2); Fruiting period: Jan(3), Feb(1), Mar(3), Apr(6), Jun(3), Jul(2), Nov(2), Dec(1) Altitude range: 10-1065m

Specimen information

Collector
PS

Specimen Number
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