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family Fabaceae sensu lato, subfamily
Mimosoideae
Acacia gaumeri Blake; box katsin
Tree
of lax habit, main trunk often more or less horizontal, bearing
numerous elongate branches; bark separating into longitudinal
strips the edges of which curl inward; stems with numerous stout
stipular spines; leaves bipinnately compound. Flowers clustered
in short cylindrical spikes, the numerous stamens resembling a
powder-puff. Seed pods broad, smooth, distinctly reddish/purplish
brown while immature.
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Listed as an important source of pollen and/or nectar for bees
(Souza Novello 1981, Suarez Molina
1981).
Tree
of lax habit, main trunk often more or less horizontal, bearing
numerous elongate branches; bark separating into longitudinal
strips the edges of which curl inward; stems with numerous stout
stipular spines; leaves bipinnately compound. Flowers clustered
in short cylindrical spikes, the numerous stamens resembling a
powder-puff. Seed pods broad, smooth, distinctly reddish/purplish
brown while immature.
