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Acacia drepanolobium
Acacia drepanolobium 		Photographer: H. Vannoy Davis
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1335 3153 0218 0118 (2002-11-13)

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

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  • date of photo  Dec 1969
  • location  Narok, near (Kenya)
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 58135
  • photo category: Plant - tree

    • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • Check the Plants Database (USDA website)
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    • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Dora Jakobsdottir    Jul 24, 2004

    		Action: changed name from "Acacia sp." to "Acacia drepanolobium "

    		Reviewer's comments:
         "This species can be identified by the bulbous thorns which are inhabited by ants. The common name is whistling thorn of Kenya."

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