Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread

acacian · Apr 19, 2013

Just one thing to keep in mind is that acacia's are often reduced in content during flowering... you could also try doing an extraction on a small amount before it flowers and see if anything comes of it..

medium · Apr 19, 2013

acacian, thank you for that information. That does change my plan a little.

I will try a small amount first.

By the way, I do not know how to do extractions, I am making a brew with only the branch bark. No MAOI.

Blackandblue · Apr 19, 2013

What is this thing?

acacian · Apr 30, 2013

so continuing with the mystery acacia which I recently posted in the info thread, I thought I'd add a few more photos to clear up a few characteristics that were missed in the other photos due to not so good lighting.. as you can see there are actually three prominent longitudinal veins accompanied by minor longitudinal veins moderately anastomosing.... the phyllodes have a stiff leathery texture and red edges. I have not located a basal gland either.. length of mature phyllodes = 7.8-7.9cm .. tastes bitter.

..hard to describe the smell upon burning.. i did a burning test side by side with an old phlebophylla phyllode and they had quite similar smell, though whether this could be attributed to alkaloids is a bit of a long stretch.. anyways will have a crack at it tonight and have results by tomorrow hopefully. unfortunately the photos seem to reduce in quality a little when directly uploaded to nexus.. but the veins should be fairly distinguishable

wage. · May 1, 2013

Hey guys/girls.

I went for a walk on a trail a week ago to check up on an Acacia that had just started to flower. Half way along the walk to the tree, I came across another Acacia that looked like it had been cut down only a few hours earlier.

I was able to strip most of the bark and came back with a good amount. My only problem is, I don't know what species it is and I was hoping someone here could help with an ID.

nen888 · May 4, 2013

..kiang [p17 here]..looks like A. retinodes..the 'mimosa of the four seasons'..

and wage [above]..also looks like a variety of Retinodes, or very close relative..

nen888 · May 5, 2013

..so the 2nd tree kiang posted on p17 is, as cleverly worked out by kiang, probably A. salicina..

pods, as always, one of the final means to be sure, as phyllode width can vary greatly..

EDIT: and wage..still studying the interesting vein pattern in your last pics..

acacian · May 6, 2013

apologies for the 1960's looking photos was using a terrible quality camera. first few are what i believe to be acacia mucronata subs. mucronata .. very similar genetics to the one in the backyard though further into flowering and slightly broader phyllodes which continue to grow further down the stems as they thicken... I wonder whether the one in the backyard is a hybrid with mucronata and something else?

next photo after those i believe to be acacia leprosa aka scarlet blaze? .. when i get a good camera i definitely plan on revisiting these trees.. its in an area where the sun shines right through the phyllodes in the afternoon and showcases their beautiful veins.. thats what i was actually trying to capture when I took them and I was dissapointed when i got home and uploaded them how blurry they were. I plan on replicating these in better quality soon. and they will be in flower when i do so hopefully :twisted:

i wonder if wage's mystery acacia (which we are certainly in abundance of here at nexus at the moment!) could be a form of acacia leprosa? the veins as well as the texture of the phyllodes look quite similar.. the phyllode shape seems wrong though, but as has been said phyllodes can vary quite a lot

JourneyToJah · May 14, 2013

Could anyone give me an ID on this one ? Southern Spain area