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Acacia goetzei

Scientific Name: Acacia goetzei

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Acacia goetzei

Acacia goetzei is a species of tree belonging to the legume family (Fabaceae).

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant has prickles in pairs, 1-7 mm long, hooked downwards.

Considerations for Children

  • This plant has prickles in pairs, 1-7 mm long, hooked downwards.

Common Names

  • Purple Pod Acacia (for Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla)
  • Purple Pod Thorn of Perspeuldoring
  • kanukona, kamukona, lungwizi (Kunda) citongololo (for Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla)

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Acacia goetzei Harms
  • Family: Fabaceae (also referred to as Leguminosae) - Mimosoideae
  • Kingdom: Dicot
  • Synonyms:
    • Acacia joachimii Harms
    • Acacia ulugurensis Harms
    • Acacia van-meelii Gilbert & Boutique
    • Acacia bequaertii De Wild.
    • Acacia gossweileri Baker f.
  • Basionym of: Senegalia goetzei (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.
  • Subspecies:
    • Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei Harms
    • Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla Brenan

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native distribution includes Angola and Zimbabwe.
  • Occurs further north than Acacia galpinii, reaching as far as Ethiopia.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Tree reaching up to 20 m high.
  • Rounded or spreading crown.
  • Trunk diameter ranges from 60-100 cm.
  • Bark is grey-brown and irregularly fissured.
  • Young branchlets are glabrous to pubescent, often with yellowish hairs.
  • Prickles are present in pairs, 1-7 mm long, hooked downwards.
  • Subspecies microphylla is distinguished by more numerous (8-23 pairs) leaflets, which are narrower and oblong.

Ecological Role

  • Foodplant for Hemileuca (species name not provided).
  • Ecological relationships are documented in southern Africa.

Interactions with other organisms

  • Acacia goetzei is a foodplant for the Hemileuca moth.

Historical or Traditional Uses

  • A decoction of the bark of Acacia goetzei is added to soup as a strengthening agent.

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture.
  • Encyclopedia of Life.
  • ICRAF Agroforestree Database.