Phyllodes

Taylor had an aggressive type of cancer called a phyllodes tumor, which appears in less than 1 percent of breast cancer cases. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At Bambey, Senegal, 4 year old Acacia holosericea produced 13 tons/ha of green wood and almost 3 tons/ha of dry phyllodes, demonstrating its considerably greater productivity than the local Acacia Senegal. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Due to dense foliage, broad phyllodes, and shallow root system, A. mangium is more susceptible to wind damage than ocher Acacia species. ❋ Unknown (1996)

The dark green, glabrous phyllodes can be up to 25 cm long and 10 cm broad. ❋ Unknown (1996)

The phyllodes range from short and needle-like to long (20 cm), broad (1 cm) and net. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Adaptation of Acacia koa leaves and phyllodes to changes in photosynthetic photon flux density. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Aborigines also used the resinous phyllodes of desert mulga form as an adhesive resin (Turnbull et al. 1986). ❋ Unknown (1996)

Instead they produce phyllodes, or flattened leaf petioles. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Investigations suggest that true leaves promote more rapid early growth when moisture is adequate, whereas phyllodes are better adapted to drought. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Fresh phyllodes are not palatable for cattle and sheep, but when the branches are lopped the dry foliage is eaten readily. ❋ Unknown (1996)

Information on the digestibility of DM and organic matter (OM) of Acacia leaves and phyllodes is limited but the available data indicate that, with sheep, they are relatively low and in the range of 40-60% respectively ❋ Unknown (1994)

The digestibility of phyllodes appears to be lower than that of bipinnate leaves. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Table 1 - Total biomass production (phyllodes, leaves and wood) of Acacia spp. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Other species that have been studied include A. salicina and A. cyanophylla, although the phyllodes of the latter contain high tannin levels (Vercoe, 1987; Goodchild and McMeniman, 1987; Reed et al., 1990), which can reduce both the palatability and the feeding value. ❋ Unknown (1994)

While the digestibility of the whole fruit (seed and pod) is higher than that of the leaves and phyllodes, it can be adversely affected by the proportion of seeds that pass undigested through the gut of the animal. ❋ Unknown (1994)

There is some uncertainty about the palatability of A. holosericea: early trials indicate that only dry phyllodes are accepted. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Dumancic and Le Houerou (1981) considered the phyllodes of A. cyanoophylla to be sufficient to meet the protein maintenance requirements of sheep, while Reed et al., (1990) reported a negative nitrogen balance for animals fed on this legume. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Three Acacia forages, (phyllodes of A. cyanophylla, leaves of A. seyal, and fruit of A. sieberiana), all containing high levels of polyphenolics, were compared with three protein supplements and another fodder tree Sesbania sesban which is low in polyphenolics. ❋ Unknown (1994)

Table 2 - Mean proximate and fibre analyses of Acacia leaves, phyllodes, fruits and seeds ❋ Unknown (1994)