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Acacia

Genus of about 1100 species deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers, found in tropical to warm-temperate regions of Central and South America, Kenya, S. Africa, Polynesia, and Australia. Acacias are spreading, prickly shrubs up to 2-3 m high. Small elliptical phyllodes to 3 cm with undulate margins.

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