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Acacia celsa

(Hickory Wattle)

Image of Acacia celsa leaves and pods

FAMILY	Fabaceae / Mimosaceae
Species	Acacia celsa
Common name	Hickory Wattle
Flower colour; life form	Yellow; tree
Campus	Cairns

Description

May be distinguished from A. aulacocarpa by the number of flower spikes per axil (4-8), pale in colour, the woody pod is narrower to about 1.5 cm wide and the aril has 4-6 folds. Found on the margins of rainforests.

closeup of leaves and seed pods

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