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Golden flowered salwood

Acacia aulacocarpa, Fam. Mimosaceae


Shrub or small tree 2-8m in height.

Weed Category:
Weed: No
Form or habit: Shrub, Small tree
Family: Mimosaceae
Leaf: Simple Alternate
Simple, alternate, straight, subfalcate or sometimes falcate, 5-12.5 x 0.7-3.5cm, glabrous, wax coated with slight whitish bloom, three longitudinal veins more obvious than the other numerous parallel veins, basal gland present but inconspicuous.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

Yellow, Gold

Flower description: Golden-yellow flowers in groups of 1-4 occurring on an axil from January to October.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Brown, Red

Fruit: Dry
Fruit description: Brown to red- brown, narrow, oblong and flat seed pods, straight or a little curved, sometimes with a slight spiral, 1.5-8 x 0.8-1.5cm, veined with interveining furrows, greyish aril, brown to black seeds from September to January.
Habitat: Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, open forest, woodland
Distribution North east to south east Queensland and north east New South Wales.
Food source for: Australian king parrot
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Australia
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