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Acacia melanoxylon (Australian
blackwood)
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Acacia melanoxylon, the Crags, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
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Acacia melanoxylon, Misty Manor site, Vumba,
Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©,
Flora of Zimbabwe] |
Acacia melanoxylon, the Crags, Western
Cape, South Africa. [photo
H.G.
Robertson, Iziko ©] |
This tree originates from Australia; in South Africa it is
grown commercially for its tannin-rich bark but can also be a weed along
watercourses. A Category 2 invasive
plant in South Africa.
Ecological relationships in southern Africa
See also Ecological relationships
of Acacia species in southern Africa.
Herbivores
List of Lepidoptera from Kroon (1999).
References
- Kroon, D.M. 1999. Lepidoptera of Southern Africa.
Host-plants and other Associations. A Catalogue. Lepidopterists' Society
of Africa, South Africa.
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