Acacia heterophylla

Acacia heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. heterophylla
Binomial name
Acacia heterophylla (Lam.) Willd.
Synonyms
Acacia brevipes A.Cunn. Acacia xiphoclada Baker Mimosa heterophylla Lam.[1]

Acacia heterophylla, the Highland tamarin^[2], is a tree (or shrub in its higher places) endemic to Réunion island where it is commonly named Tamarin des Hauts^[1]

It has been introduced into Madagascar^[3] where it grows in a subhumid climate at an altitude of about 500–1000 m above sea level.^[3]

Acacia heterophylla flowers

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Catalogue of Life : 2007 Annual Checklist : Acacia heterophylla (Lam.)Willd.
2. ^ Forestry Abstracts, University of Oxford Commonwealth Forestry Bureau, p.327, 1939
3. ^ ^{a b} Acacia heterophylla in A Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar @ efloras.org

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