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Acacia aroma is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are Aromita, Aromo Negro, Espinillo and Tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species.3
Although some sources4 say that Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. is synonymous with Acacia aroma, genetic analysis of the two species has shown that they are different, but that they are closely related.5
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Uses
A. aroma is used by bees to make honey.6 The tree's wood is quite hard and it is used for implements, posts and firewood.7
Botanical varieties
References
- ^ USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
- ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ^ International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)
- ^ USGS Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)
- ^ Paola Vanesa Casiva, Juan César Vilardi, Ana María Cialdella and Beatriz O. Saidman, American Journal of Botany. 2004;91:58-64.
- ^ Argentine Honey: Leguminosae
- ^ Bosque (Valdivia)
- ^ World Wide Wattle
External links
- Acacia Aroma -- Google Images
- Acacia Aroma branch with blossoms (www.fieldmuseum.org)
- Acacia Aroma branch with pods (www.fieldmuseum.org)
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- This page was last modified on 24 September 2008, at 00:29.
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