Acacia bancroftiorum
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General Plant Info
Until recently this species had been known as A. bancroftii ; however, as the name commemorates both Joseph Bancroft and his son, Thomas Lane Bancroft, the correct termination for the name is "-iorum".
Geographic distribution
Identification
Alkaloid content
Other uses
Extraction
Cultivation
Site – about 200m down a 1 in 20 slope, light shade from eucalypts. Soil – shallow(less than 60cm) duplex soil over granite which dries rapidly but is waterlogged after heavy rain. The topsoil is sandy and the subsoil light clay. Annual rainfall – 700mm mainly in summer Frost – hardy to –5 degrees (the coldest registered there) Drought – no problems with a drought period of less than 100mm of rain in 6 months
Comments – the phyllodes on these plants are green and almost uniformly narrow as opposed to the high percentage of broad grey green phyllodes present on plants cultivated on the crest of the ridge.
Only young plants growing on this site have that type of foliage. The flowers are bright yellow as opposed to the pale yellow to cream usually described. These plants are 5 years old and about 4m high.
