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Looks like Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae. Have a close look at the minor vein (nerve) network. Forgetting the main nerves running the length of the phyllode, the minor nerves should intersect each other a fair bit.

It looks like Rutaceae to me too. Pink, four petals, opposite leaves, aromatic - I'd say Boronia.

It looks like Acacia maidenii. Just check that the nerves/veins of the phyllode remain separate all the way to the base - i.e. they don't join to the margin or to each other above the phyllode base.

The first one is Acacia cyclops. It's a native to coastal areas of WA and SA. The second is Acacia iteaphylla. This is a weed that is native to South Australia but has become naturalized in WA, NSW & Victoria.

mac's right. It's Acacia iteaphylla. It grows as a weed in W.A.

If you get the photo up, let me know where the plant is growing and I may be able to ID it.

The second could be Acacia aulacocarpa or Acacia leiocalyx ssp. leiocalyx.

Hi DarkSpark The first one looks like Acacia suaveolens. If it is, each phyllode should have a clear mid-vein - but that isn't clear to me on the photo. The third could be Acacia podalyriifolia or Acacia jucunda if it's an acacia. Check to see if it has a pulvinus (a short yellowish or orangeish wrinkled structure attaching the phyllode to the branch) as opposed to a petiole. The fourth could be Acacia cincinnata or Acacia leiocalyx ssp. leiocalyx. In all cases clear macro shots of the pods, seeds and/or phyllodes would make for firmer identifications. Cheers

It's something in Malvaceae, probably Hibiscus but maybe Alyogyne. If you could get a macro shot of the stigma in profile I could take you to genus. It doesn't tally with any of the WA Malvaceae though, so I couldn't get you any further than that.

Reviewing my opinion here. I'm used to seeing the A. longifolia that grow as weeds in WA wetlands, & these are all ssp. longifolia with the narrower phyllodes (<15mm). Apparently ssp. longifolia and ssp. sophorae intergrade around Sydney, so that could explain the wider phyllodes of the plants in the photo. Although A. longifolia is described as having lemon yellow flowers, while the flowers in the photo look paler...on balance, I now agree with Paradox.

Macro shots of the phyllodes, and shots of the pods too if you can get them would help. Brownie points if you include something for scale - ruler, pen, match box.

The phyllodes look too wide for A. longifolia. If it's native to Sydney it's more likely A. obtusifolia.

I agree with Zaka. I'm pretty confident it's not an Acacia

I agree. Canavalia rosea is a good guess, as it is a scambling pea that grows on northern beaches.

Given that it is native to the Wide Bay area of Qld (i.e. not planted or a garden escape) it is probably Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima. The common name is "Southern Salwood". In flower it should have pale yellow cylindrical inflorescences/flowering spikes shooting from the phyllode/leaf axils in singles or in pairs.

If you mean can you get off your head on it, I don't know. If you can't find any info about that assume it's not.

The good picture of the pod & seeds clinched it.

It's called Acacia auriculiformis or the Earleaf Acacia. It's native to northern Australia, Indonesia and New Guinea but has been widely planted throughout Asia and Africa. I read that it is invasive in Florida, so I'm not surprised it grows in the Caribbean.

I work as a botanist. There is a program called "Wattle" that was developed by the Acacia guru Bruce Maslin, and it is excellent for identifying Acacias. I think it costs around $100, so unless you are doing this a lot it wouldn't be worth buying. But you could google it and see if it's worth your while. The features you can include cover all aspects of the plants anatomy. If you send photos of phyllodes, pods, inflorescences etc - it is good to have a ruler, matchbox, pencil or whatever in the shot for scale. Also if you give your location this will narrow down the numbers of candidate species. The fact that your's was a tree narrowed it down a lot. I like Acacias too! Their diversity blows me away.

You're welcome. I hope there were no bad side effects from your placebo buzz!