Acacia barbinervis

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Acacia barbinervis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. barbinervis
Binomial name
Acacia barbinervis
Benth.
"Acacia barbinervis" occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Acacia barbinervis occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium[1]

Acacia barbinervis is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to Western Australia.

Description

The multi-stemmed spreading and pungent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0 to 2 ft). The puberulous to pubescent branchlets have linear-triangular shaped

seed pods that form after flowering have a length of up to 7 cm (2.8 in) and a width of around 4 m (13 ft).[2]

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 barbinerve in 2003 by Leslie Pedley then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[4] The species resembles and is closely related to Acacia costata.[2] There are two known subspecies:

  • Acacia barbinervis subsp. borealis described in 1999 by Bruce Maslin.[5]
  • Acacia barbinervis Benth. subsp. barbinervis.[6]

Distribution

It is native to an area along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and the Peel regions of Western Australia growing in lateritic sandy soils.[3] The range of the shrub extends from Eneabba in the north to around Waroona in the south.[2]

See also

References

  1. doi:10.26197/5c0b1388984eb
    . Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Acacia barbinervis". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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  4. ^ "Acacia barbinervis Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  6. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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