The genus Acacia in South Africa. IV. The Morphology of nature pod

Abstract

The external morphology and the anatomy of the pods all the South African Acacia specoes are discussed. It was found that the South African Acacia species can grouped into a number of distinct categories on the basis of the anatomy of their pods. There is quite a marked difference in anatomy odfthe pod of the series Vulgares and that of the series Gummiferae.