Acacia schweinfurthii

Acacia schweinfurthii

Common Names

Rivierrankdoring (afrikaans)River Climbing Thorn (english)

Taxonomy

Family FABACEAE
Genus Acacia
Species schweinfurthii
SA Plant Number 184.1
Basionym Acacia schweinfurthii

Description

A shrub or small spreading tree, but most frequently a robust scrambler with hooked thorns scattered along the branches. The compound leaves have bright green leaflets.  

The white or pale cream balls of flowers are borne from December to February which are followed by brownish, leathery, oblong pods with conspicuous smooth domes over the seeds, like the rungs of a ladder.

The River climbing thorn tree is a host plant to the Club-tailed emperor butterfly (Charaxes zoolina) as it's larvae eat the leaves.

Size: up to 12m

Seeds

Lifestyle Seeds may have stock of Acacia schweinfurthii seeds.

Wildlife

Host Plant: Is an important host plant to the Charaxes zoolina (Club-tailed emperor) butterfly who's larvae feeds on its leaves.

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