Derivation of specific name
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sieberiana: after botanist FW Sieber (1789 - 1844)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia sieberiana DC.
var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126200
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Medium to large tree, often with a flattened canopy. Bark grey, rough and peeling to reveal a yellowish layer underneath. Thorns paired at the nodes, straight. Older trees often appear thornless. Leaves compound, large with 8-20 pairs of pinnae; leaflets pale green or yellowish-green. Flowers in axillary, spherical heads, creamy-white. Pods large, thick and woody, sometimes splitting long after they have fallen and dried.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia sieberiana DC.
var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126200
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia sieberiana DC.
var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126200
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Axiocerses tjoane tjoane (Common scarlet) Anthene amarah amarah (Black-striped hairtail)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia sieberiana DC.
var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126200
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Widespread in Africa from tropical West Africa to Sudan and Ethiopia and southwards through East Africa to Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia sieberiana DC.
var. woodii (Burtt Davy) Keay & Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126200
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
