Acacia aulacocarpa
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. aulacocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia aulacocarpa Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia aulacocarpa, also known as New Guinea wattle
Description
Acacia aulacocarpa grows as a shrub with a height of 0.5 to 2 m (1 ft 8 in to 6 ft 7 in) or as a small tree with a typical height of 2 to 8 m (6 ft 7 in to 26 ft 3 in) but can reach heights of up to 15 m (49 ft). It tends to have a single stem but can have few branches near the base with a spreading crown. The majority of the bark is smooth but it is often cracked and fissured at the base of the taller trees. The acutely angled
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1842 as part of William Jackson Hooker's work Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species as published in the London Journal of Botany. It was reclassified as Racosperma aulacocarpum by Leslie Pedley in 1987 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[4]
Distribution
Acacia aulacocarpa occurs naturally east of the
See also
References
- . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Acacia aulacocarpa". International Legume Database & Information Service. 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia aulacocarpa". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Acacia aulacocarpa A.Cunn. ex Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 18 August 2019.