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Seed Accession 910134

Taxon

Vachellia karroo

Botanical Name

Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso

Accession No.

910134

Accession Date

7 Jan 1993

Availability

C (Scarce)

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, M. Wilkins

Collection Date

02 Dec 1990

Locality

Botswana
20 km SW of Lobatse on road to Ngwaketse Agricultural Station. 25°15'S x 25°30'E. Elev. 1,300-1,350 m

Setting Circumstances

Tall upright trees to 10 m, growing in sandy clay along dry watercourse with Acacia mellifera, Lonchocarpus capassa, Peltophorum africanum, Zizyphus mucronata, Aloe marlothii, Pterodiscus sp., Brachystelma sp., Rhus lancea, Maytenus sp.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Pods sickle-shaped, narrow, some twisted, dehiscent. AEW 070.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 


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