Acacia cyperophylla F. Muell. ex Benth.

Leguminosae

Common names

Mineritchie or minnaritchee.

Characteristics

Small tree; bark peels in peculiar curly, red-brown flakes; leaves narrow, almost straight, grey-green. In Queensland it is confined to the far south-west, often in brown pebbly soils on broken gullies. It is eaten freely by cattle (Everist, 1969).

Links for the genus:

The WattleWeb: Acacias from A-Z
Seed treatment and inoculation: Instructions for acacias and other NFT (Nitrogen Fixing Trees)
Sustainable livestock production: Indigenous knowledge in utilization of local trees and shrubs in central Tanzania