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Acacia aulacocarpa

(Brown Salwood, Hickory Wattle)

FAMILY	Fabaceae / Mimosaceae
Species	Acacia aulacocarpa
Common name(s)	Brown Salwood, Hickory Wattle
Flower colour; life form	Yellow; tree
Campus	Townsville

Description

This species found on the edge of rainforests particularly in ecotonal areas and along watercourses, has green falcate phyllodes up to about 12 cm long. Spikes golden yellow, 1-2, rarely a true third, per axil, pods are woody and striated to 2 cm wide. aril with 2-3 folds, pale.

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