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| Unidentified | 2 Jul 2018 | nickhopkins |
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BettyDonWood
wrote:
3 Jul 2018
The leaves and the size of the trunk suggest Acacia melanoxylon. However it could be Acacia implexa. There are a lot of Acacia species in the area. Wait till it flowers, or better, till it has seeds and then you will be really sure. The seeds of Acacia melanoxylon have a pinky red fleshy thingy (aril) wrapped right arounf the seed. The seeds of Acacia implexa have a white aril which folds over and over on itself at one end of the seed. Acacia melanixylon grows in wet gullies and rainforest edge and regrowth, and Acacia implexa on dryer sites.
plants
wrote:
3 Jul 2018
The rough bark somewhat falcate phyllodes and low altitude suggest Acacia implexa.
JackieMiles
wrote:
4 Jul 2018
Alas, Acacia maidenii is also a possibility, and quite a strong one at that location. I find its bark has a whitish cast compared with implexa, which photo 3 sort of suggests, but I can't confirm it for sure on these photos. Need flowers or seed pods, or an idea of flowering time (summer for implexa, autumn for maidenii).
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- 15 Abundance
- 2 Jul 2018 01:00 PM Recorded on
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