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Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn)

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Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn)
Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn) Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn)
Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn) Acacia nilotica (Scented thorn)

Acacia nilotica, along path to Pungwe River, Chitengo, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. [photos Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Mozambique]

Ecological relationships in southern Africa

See also Ecological relationships of Acacia species in southern Africa.

Herbivores

List of Lepidoptera from Kroon (1999).

Links

References

  • Kroon, D.M. 1999. Lepidoptera of Southern Africa. Host-plants and other Associations. A Catalogue. Lepidopterists' Society of Africa, South Africa.