Acacia goetzei Harms
subsp. goetzei

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Wafa-wafa Hills, near Kariba

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Synonyms:	Acacia mossambicensis sensu Wild Acacia welwitschii sensu Eyles Senegalia goetzei (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. goetzei
Common names:	Purple-pod thorn (English)
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Description:	Small to medium-sized or large tree. Stem grey to brown, somewhat rough and fissured, often with small raised thorn-tipped bosses. Thorns downward-hooked, in pairs at the nodes, blackish, up to c. 5 mm long. Leaves (for this subspecies) not large, up to c. 6 × 4 cm, with 3-5 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 3-6 pairs per pinna, 3-4 mm wide, paler blue-green below, widest near the apex, distinctly asymmetric at the base; small thorns are often present on the rhachis below. Flowers in axillary spikes, creamy white, with the leaves. Pods straight, up to 18 × 3.5 cm, almost hairless, often with a wavy margin, leathery to slightly woody, dark red to purple-brown, dehiscent.
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Derivation of specific name:	goetzei: named after German botanist and collector W. Goetze, who collected the type specimen in Tanzania.
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Flowering time:	Sep - Nov
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, northern Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution:	C,S
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Literature:	Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 76 - 77. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 205. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 2. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 214. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 240. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 92. Timberlake, J., Fagg, C. & Barnes, R. (1999). Field Guide to the Acacias of Zimbabwe CBC Publishing, Harare Pages 64 - 66. (Includes a picture).

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