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In its original description the Mimosa lebbeck was a large Acacia tree that grew in Egypt. [15] George Bentham placed the species in its present genus , but other authors believed that the plant described by Linnaeus was the related Albizia kalkora as described by Prain (based on the Mimosa kalkora of William Roxburgh ), and erroneously ...
Approximate wood densities of acacia species; Species Density [kg/m³] Heartwood density [kg/m³] Sapwood density [kg/m³] Acacia acuminata: 1040 [1] Acacia ...
Proposal 1584 on Acacia Taxon, Volume 53, Number 3, 1 August 2004, pp. 826–829 List of Acacia Species in the U.S. [ permanent dead link ] Seigler et al ., Mariosousa , a New Segregate Genus from Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) from Central and North America, Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 413–420
Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but now attributed to the genus Vachellia, [4] is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, [5] a medium to large canopied tree native to most of Africa, primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially the Somali peninsula and Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East.
An Acacia-like 14 cm (5.5 in) long fossil seed pod has been described from the Eocene of the Paris Basin. [28] Acacia-like fossil pods under the name Leguminocarpon are known from late Oligocene deposits at different sites in Hungary. Seed pod fossils of †Acacia parschlugiana and †Acacia cyclosperma are known from Tertiary deposits in ...
This personalized cheese board is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for anyone who loves to host. It’s made from marble and acacia wood in the shape of a heart, and for a small extra fee, you ...
This article is a list of Acacia species (sensu lato) that are known to contain psychoactive alkaloids, or are suspected of containing such alkaloids due to being psychoactive. The presence and constitution of alkaloids in nature can be highly variable, due to environmental and genetic factors.
In the Exodus, the ancient Israelites were commanded to use "shittah wood" to make various parts of the Tabernacle and of the Ark of the Covenant. This was most likely Vachellia seyal [3] or Vachellia tortilis. [4] [5] "The wild acacia (Vachellia nilotica), under the name of sunt, everywhere represents the seneh, or senna, of the burning bush.