Acacia midgleyi
Acacia midgleyi
Safety & Hazards
Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.
Botanical Description
Acacia midgleyi is a tree that can grow from 8 - 25 metres tall. The trunk is usually single-stemmed, though it can be sparingly divided from the base, and is generally up to 60cm in diameter though it can reach 90cm[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, like most members of this section of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. This is one of a group of species that have been highly recommended as a commercial wood crop for use in tropical plantation forestry.