Vachellia karroo(구명 Acacia karroo)

학명 : Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso

Synonym : Acacia karroo Hayne

Acacia karoo Hayne

분류 : Fabaceae

Common Names : sweet thorn, common acacia (기타 위키 참조)

 

사진 : 2023.02.03 광릉수목원 

 

Synonym으로 소개되어 있다

 

 

 

가시가 쌍으로 난다

수피는 붉은 색이다

 

 

 

 

 

아래 : 2023.03.04 광릉수목원

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wikipedia 설명

 

Vachellia karroo, commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of Vachellia, native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa.[3]

 

It is a shrub or small to medium-sized tree which grows to height of 12m.[4] It is difficult to tell apart from Vachellia nilotica subsp. adstringens without examining the seed pods. The Botanical Society of South Africa has accepted a name change to Vachellia karroo.[5]

 

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Identification

It is a shrub or small to medium-sized tree which grows to height of 12m. Vachellia karroo has a rounded crown, branching fairly low down on the trunk. It is variable in shape and size, reaching a maximum of about 12m where there is good water. The bark is red on young branches, darkening and becoming rough with age. Sometimes an attractive reddish colour can be seen in the deep bark fissures The leaves are finely textured and dark green. The abundant yellow flowers appear in early summer, or after good rains. The seed pods are narrow, flat and crescent shaped. They are green when young becoming brown and dry. The pods split open allowing the seeds to fall to the ground. The thorns are paired, greyish to white and are long and straight.

 

Distribution

It is a tree of open woodland and wooded grassland. It grows to its greatest size when rainfall of 800-900mm is received but can grow and even thrive in very dry conditions such as the Karoo region of western South Africa. The requirement here is for deep soils that allow its roots to spread. Everywhere in its range, however, the tree is easily recognised by its distinctive long white paired thorns and coffee coloured bark, both of which are very attractive. In the tropics it shows little variation but at the southern end of its range it becomes more variable in appearance.

 

 

 

아래는 위키의 꽃 사진

 

 

 

 

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia_karroo