Genus Acacia
 

Acacia auriculiformis
大葉相思

 

Acacia auriculiformis, is a fast-growing tree.  A crooked, gnarly tree in the family Fabaceae.

It is native to Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Height grows up to 30m tall.

Acacia auriculiformis Flowers Inflorescence

Acacia auriculiformis Flowers Inflorescence are 8 cm long and in pairs, creamy yellow and sweet scented.

Acacia auriculiformis Pods are about 6.5 x 1.5 cm, flat, cartilaginous, glaucous, transversely veined with undulate margins. They are initially straight but on maturity become twisted with irregular spirals. Seeds are transversely held in the pod, broadly ovate to elliptical, about 4-6 x 3–4 mm.

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