Acacia retinodes

Taxobox
name = "Acacia retinodes"

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image_width = 300px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. retinodes"
binomial = "Acacia retinodes"
binomial_authority = Schltdl.
synonyms =
* "Acacia floribunda sensu auct."
* "Acacia fragrans" Pottier
* "Acacia longissima" Chopinet
* "Acacia provincialis" A. Camus
* "Acacia retinodes" Schltdl. var. "floribunda" H.Vilm.
* "Acacia retinoide" Schltr.
* "Acacia retinoides" Schltr.
* "Acacia rhetinoides" Schltr.
* "Acacia rostellifera" sensu auct.
* "Acacia semperflorens" A. Berger [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~5839&genus~Acacia&species~retinodes ILDIS LegumeWeb] ]

"Acacia retinodes" is a perennial tree which is widely distributed throughout the world. It is unusual amongst the "Acacias", since it flowers the whole year round. [http://books.google.com/books?id=CfDcl2m-6BMC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=%22acacia+longifolia%22+uses&source=web&ots=EkNk6Oa_ip&sig=QcXMyBrLsTSqmA1MLErlSFY-s_w#PPA8,M1 Google Books] "Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or Naturalization" By Ferdinand von Mueller] Some common names for "Acacia retinodes" are Retinodes Water Wattle, Swamp Wattle, Wirilda, Ever-blooming Wattle and Silver Wattle.Text] It grows to a height of 6-10m. [ [http://www.arthurleej.com/p-o-m-July05.html Arthur Lee Jacobson Plant of the Month] ]

Uses

Its uses include environmental management and it is used for ornamental purposes.Text] It produces good quantities of gum and its bark is good for tanning..]

Botanical varieties

*Acacia retinodes var. retinodes
*Acacia retinodes var. uncifolia

References

External links

* [http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&gbv=1&q=%22Acacia+retinodes%22&btnG=Search+Images "Acacia retinodes" Photos (Google Images)]