Acacia xanthophloea form with creamy-white flowers

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Alexandra Park, Harare

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Description:	This form has been commonly planted around Harare. Seeds from which these trees were grown were likely imported from East Africa where this colour form has been recorded. In native populations from Southern Africa only yellow flowered trees are known.
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Derivation of specific name:	xanthophloea: from the Greek: xanthos meaning yellow, phloios meaning bark. The English name 'Fever-tree' comes from its historic association with malaria areas.
Flowering time:	Sep - Oct
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Image last updated:	Saturday 10 October 2015
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Acacia xanthophloea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acacia xanthophloea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acacia xanthophloea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acacia xanthophloea
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iNaturalist: Acacia xanthophloea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acacia xanthophloea
JSTOR Plant Science: Acacia xanthophloea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acacia xanthophloea
Plants of the World Online: Acacia xanthophloea
Tropicos: Acacia xanthophloea
Wikipedia: Acacia xanthophloea