Acacia polyacantha

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Acacia polyacantha, Borrowdale Common, Harare, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe]	Acacia polyacantha, Gardiner Farm, nr Arcturus, Zimbabwe. [photo Petra Ballings ©, Flora of Zimbabwe]
Acacia polyacantha, Borrowdale Common, Harare, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©, Flora of Zimbabwe]

Ecological relationships in southern Africa

See also Ecological relationships of Acacia species in southern Africa.

Herbivores

List of Lepidoptera from Kroon (1999).

Axiocerses tjoane (Common scarlet) Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae Larvae eat the leaves.
Anthene crawshayi Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae Larvae eat the leaves.

Links

• Acacia polyacantha Willd. subsp. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Brenan (Flora of Zimbabwe)

References

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