Acacia heterophylla

Acacia heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. heterophylla
Binomial name
Acacia heterophylla
(Lam.) Willd.
Synonyms

Acacia brevipes A.Cunn.
Acacia xiphoclada Baker
Mimosa heterophylla Lam.[1]

Acacia heterophylla, the Highland tamarin[2], is a tree (or shrub in its higher places) endemic to Réunion island where it is commonly named Tamarin des Hauts[1]

It has been introduced into Madagascar[3] where it grows in a subhumid climate at an altitude of about 500–1000 m above sea level.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Catalogue of Life : 2007 Annual Checklist : Acacia heterophylla (Lam.)Willd.
  2. ^ Forestry Abstracts, University of Oxford Commonwealth Forestry Bureau, p.327, 1939
  3. ^ a b Acacia heterophylla in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar @ efloras.org

External links

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