Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae | > | Acacia | > | latispina |
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Common names: | |
Frequency: | Local |
Status: | Native |
Description: |
Small deciduous tree. Older stems armed with very distinct broadly winged and flattened spines. Inflorescences axillary, globose. Flowers yellow. |
Notes: | This species has only been described very recently (2009) |
Derivation of specific name: | latispina: with broad spines. |
Habitat: | Open coastal woodland, on gravelly sandy soils. |
Altitude range: | Up to 50 m |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Only known from the Pemba coastal area in Northern Mozambique. |
Mozambique distribution: | N |
Growth form(s): | |
Endemic status: | Endemic |
Red data list status: | Vulnerable |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: | Sunday 28 September 2014 |
Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2009). A new species of Acacia from northern Mozambique Bothalia 39(2) Pages 222 - 225. Protologue (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 195. (Includes a picture). Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 85. |
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