Watakinda Wattle is dis?

[Zaka]

Irie,

So I know you Ozzie boyz are wikkid on id acacias....

So found this one in the center of town.

For years I thought it was ylang ylang....but on closer inspection, and a little knowledge for sites like this it's gotta be an Acacia.

I have not seen any other Acacias with these type leaves, round here so it maybe the only one on the island.

Asked the guys under the tree but they were clueless.

Respect

Z

[cristop]

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.

[cristop]

The good picture of the pod & seeds clinched it.

[Zaka]

The good picture of the pod & seeds clinched it.

Irie Cristop,

Thanks for the ID

I suspect that it was probably a gift from the Ozzie Government to our island....about 20 yrs ago?

Is it an active species?

I liked the photo with the old boys and the cockerel.

Respect

Z

[cristop]

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.

[Yeti101]

Lycaeum says 5-MEO in stem bark, but I've never seen another reference.

http://leda.lycaeum.org/?ID=15931

[elfwhisper]

mentioned as an Australian indigenous analgesic , no successful reports of tryp's, seeds contain an interesting spermicide

see thread Tropical Acacia's Auriculiformis & Magnium

[Zaka]

mentioned as an Australian indigenous analgesic , no successful reports of tryp's, seeds contain an interesting spermicide

see thread Tropical Acacia's Auriculiformis & Magnium

Irie Folks,

Great info, answered all my questions.

Many thanks,

Respect

Z