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Its uses include environmental management, [[Fodder|forage]] and wood.<ref name="ILDIS"/> The seeds are good-tasting<ref>[http://www.echotech.org/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=51 ECHO] Education Concerns for Hunger Organization</ref> and are potentially useful as food for humans. The results of tests in [[Nigeria]] for the feasibility of raising the tree as a drought-resistant food crop came out very positively.<ref>[http://www.worldwidewattle.com/schools/uses.php World Wide Wattle]</ref> | |||
== Cultivation == | == Cultivation == | ||
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General Plant Info
Acacia colei is a perennial bush or tree native to Australia and southern Asia. A common name for it is Cole's Wattle. It grows to a height of up to 9 m. Acacia colei blooms from June through July and the flowers are bright yellow.[1]
Geographic distribution
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Identification
Alkaloid content
1%+ in bark (ABC radio, different net reports)
Extraction
Other uses
Its uses include environmental management, forage and wood.[2] The seeds are good-tasting[3] and are potentially useful as food for humans. The results of tests in Nigeria for the feasibility of raising the tree as a drought-resistant food crop came out very positively.[4]
Cultivation
Suppliers
Links
- ↑ Australian Biological Resources Study
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ World Wide Wattle
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