Acacia dermatophylla
Acacia dermatophylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. dermatophylla
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Binomial name | |
Acacia dermatophylla Benth.[1] | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Acacia dermatophylla is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to southern parts of Western Australia.
Description
The open, wispy and single stemmed shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.2 metres (1 to 4 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1864 as part of the work Flora Australiensis. It was reclassified as Racosperma dermatophyllum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to the genus Acacia'' in 2006.[5]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the
See also
References
- ^ Bentham, George (1864). "Leguminosæ". Leguminosæ to Combretaceæ. Flora Australiensis. Vol. 2. London: Lovell Reeve. pp. 346–347.
- JSTOR 41738994.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia dermatophylla". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Acacia dermatophylla Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 April 2019.