Fabaceae
Acacia

Acacia elata A.Cunn. ex Benth.

First published in London J. Bot. 1: 383 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. New South Wales. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Leguminosae, J.P.M. Brenan. Flora Zambesiaca 3:1. 1970

Morphology General Habit
Tree 6-18 m. high, unarmed; young branchlets puberulous or pubescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 2-pinnate, large; pinnae 3-5 pairs; leaflets mostly 2.5-5 x 0.4-1 cm., lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, appressed-puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers pale-yellow, in heads arranged in axillary racemes or panicles.
[FZ]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Cedar Wattle, Mountain Cedar Wattle
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Environmental
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0