Botany Acacia and Mimosa Identification Thread

[radmotion]

Can anyone please id these:

 

[DreaMTripper]

As mentioned before basic info needed is area, close up of phyllodes (and ideally glands).. Seed pods and flowers also help especially seedpods. Trunk also.

 

[Psychogardener]

Hi, I have just notice this tree along the road side outside my house. It seems like some Acacia species i see here on forum. The location is Borneo island, SE Asia. Can any masters travelers here please help me ID please, thank you.

 

[DreaMTripper]

Im no master but I dont think thats an acacia.

 

[Psychogardener]

Im no master but I dont think thats an acacia.

Master to me you are

Thanks!

 

[Cosmic Spore]

Hi, I have just notice this tree along the road side outside my house. It seems like some Acacia species i see here on forum. The location is Borneo island, SE Asia. Can any masters travelers here please help me ID please, thank you.

Any pictures of the flower?

Looks more similar to a Mimosa to me. Mimosa hostilis and Mimosa spp. (pudica, ophthalmocentra etc) Workspace.

Mimosa.zip
and
Acacia.zip

 

[DansMaTete]

It could be a leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala)

 

[Psychogardener]

Hi, I have just notice this tree along the road side outside my house. It seems like some Acacia species i see here on forum. The location is Borneo island, SE Asia. Can any masters travelers here please help me ID please, thank you.

Any pictures of the flower?

Looks more similar to a Mimosa to me. Mimosa hostilis and Mimosa spp. (pudica, ophthalmocentra etc) Workspace.

Mimosa.zip
and
Acacia.zip

It does have flowers on it. But, i'm quite sure its not MH as it doesn't have torns. Thank you for the input

 

[Psychogardener]

It could be a leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala)

I think you could be right as i google on this, it looks 95.1% similar
Thank you masta.

 

[RideFree]

Hey Folks

does anyone of you know which acacias are growing at the atlantic-coast in spain & portugal?

This article (Link) writes about a coast-cultivation with acacia longifolia.. but if i compare my pics with google-pics, in my opinion its not a longifolia..

could it be a acacia confusa?

Here's one picture.. if you need more pics for verification please let me know

Thank you
RF

@Chaquah: aah.. i think we got the same one

 

[DreaMTripper]

Well its definitely not a.longifolia and although its a nice picture im unable to tell if its a.retinodes as there are no clear pictures of the phyllodes. I dont believe .confusa lives in that area unless grown by man.
As for active acacia in that area the way to deduce is first note down the top ten highest % species then lookup each species distribution.
I wouldnt be surprised if a.longifolia grows in Southern Europe as im sure its a climate it would thrive in.

 

[RideFree]

Thank you DreamTripper

so, i'll upload more pictures this days..
from what i've heard, the acacias in spain & portugal where planted to stabilize the coast..
and now they are very invasive ;-)

 

[DreaMTripper]

Lucky you

 

[RideFree]

i think i got it

here is an article about a.saligna growin in exactly the area i found my acacia
Link

and here some more pictures from a.saligna.. looks exactly as mine
Google-Pics

does anyone know the alkaloid-content of this plant?

@Chaquah: is it possible that you have an a.saligna too? because i think they used only the same acacia-species for stabalizing the coasts of spain & portugal

 

[Chimp Z]

A. Saligna is a synonym for A. Cyanophylla i believe.
Am more familiar with the latter name and it contains b-carbs and phenethylamines but am not 100% positive.

 

[RideFree]

yes, A. Saligna is a synonym for A. Cyanophylla

mmh.. okay.. would have been nice if there where any useful alkaloids in there
but you can't win every race

Thanks Chimp

 

[DreaMTripper]

Ah well you dont know that maybe you will be the lucky one.
Also read post 6 by endlessness here International Drug Analysis Service now available! - Plant Analysis and Substance Testing - Welcome to the DMT-Nexus

 

[bbing]

I am completely blown away at the number of Aussie acacia here in San Diego. I wouldn't want to overwhelm you with dozens of id requests, but there are several I am drawn to and still have yet to identified a southwest land-race or a California species.

I did however realize that honey mesquite is a legumous tree. I camp in a cultivated grove of many as well as several species being called a "screwbean". I thought i ran across one of your posts that indicated there could be tryptamines in there. Wouldn't surprise me.

Here is one I cant finger

this one is a hedge made of many (at least 50 of them) around a school. The fragrance was incredibly sweet floral plastic fantastic. You can note the gradient at the phyloid where I have rubbed the surface clean of the sivery sheen.

 

[bbing]

double post sorry;
well since its here already

Most the Acacia I am posting are located in a managed park/conservation area.
I am on great terms with the grounds techs as well as the Ranger.
This next i.d. is perhaps the most important due to the fact they have let me take the limbs and trimmings of this one after some trail maintenance and pruning that was conducted in the last month. So I have prepared a few jars of shredded bark and saved the extra branches should it be active.

The flowers have toasted off so i have included the dried clusters.

I think the saligna we looked at earlier might be salicina?? What do you think nen?
red aril

 

[--Shadow]

Just came back from Central NSW...

Amongst the Baileyana floating around, there are plenty of these others, not sure what they are (yet)

EDIT: A source tells me: Acacia amoena