Strauss & co - 26 - 28 July 2020, Online

37 157 John Koenakeefe Mohl SOUTH AFRICAN 1903–1985 Acacia Karroo in Flower signed and dated 1942 oil on board 53 by 44 cm R40 000 – 60 000 Acacia trees and shrubs, commonly known as wattles or acacias, formed a large genus in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It included plant species native to Africa and Australia. In the early 2000s it was decided to split the genus and the two African lineages were renamed Vachellia and Senegalia . Acacia karroo , commonly known as the sweetthorn or soetdoring, and originally registered at Kew Gardens with the name spelled incorrectly with two ‘r’s, is now formally Vachellia karroo .