- Acacia colei
Taxobox
name = "Acacia colei"
regnum =Plantae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia "
species = "A. colei"
binomial = "Acacia colei"
binomial_authority =Maslin &L.A.J. Thomson
range_
range_map_width = 240px
range_map_caption = Range of "Acacia colei"
synonyms = * "Acacia holosericea auct. non" G. Don [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~23517&genus~Acacia&species~holosericea International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)] ]"Acacia colei" is a perennial bush or
tree native toAustralia and southernAsia . A common name for it is Cole's Wattle.It grows to a height of up to 9 m. "Acacia colei" blooms from June through July and the flowers are bright yellow. [ [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment.pl?id=55598 Australian Biological Resources Study] ]Uses
Its uses include environmental management, forage and wood.What goes here?] The seeds are good-tasting [ [http://www.echotech.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=51 ECHO] Education Concerns for Hunger Organization] and are potentially useful as food for humans. The results of tests in
Nigeria for the feasibility of raising the tree as a drought-resistant food crop came out very positively. [ [http://www.worldwidewattle.com/schools/uses.php World Wide Wattle] ]References
External links
* [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/science/timage/13403ic1.jpg"Acacia colei" -- Florabase]
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