Family: Fabaceae-Mimosoideae
Plant: A tall shrub or small tree up to 4m high with angular branches.
Flowers: Scented golden yellow flowers in dense cylindrical spikes either singly or in pairs in the axils of phyllodes.
Flowering: June-November.
Fruit: Leathery cylindrical pod 4-10cm long and 2.5-6mm wide, narrow and straight or twisted.
Leaves: Phyllode, lanceolate 8-16cm long and 1-3cm wide with pointed tips, 2 or more prominent longitudinal veins and a network of small veins in between. A well-defined basal gland is usually present.
Habitat: Dry sclerophyll forest on dry sandy soils.
Features: Golden yellow flowers. Cylindrical flower heads. Basal glands on phyllodes.
Name:
Acacia From Greek akis = a sharp point because of the thorns on Acacia arabica, a species known from antiquity.
longifolia From Latin longus = long or extended and folius = leaf (referring to its long phyllodes).
Type |
Shrub, Tree |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cylindrical, Single, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
6,7,8,9,10,11 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Pod |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Oil dots/Gland |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
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