Acacia excelsa
| Ironwood | |
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| Habit | |
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. excelsa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia excelsa Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia excelsa, also known as ironwood, rosewood, bunkerman and doodlallie is a tree of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to inland parts of north-eastern Australia. In the Gamilaraay language it is known as dhan, gayan or gan.[1]
Description
The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 15 m (9.8 to 49.2 ft)
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1848 as part of Thomas Mitchell's work Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia. It was reclassified as Racosperma excelsum by Leslie Pedley in 1987 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[1] The specific epithet means tall and is in reference to the tall habit of the tree.[2]
Distribution
It has a wide-ranging but scattered distribution throughout inland parts of southern inland
Uses
The bark of this species, like all Acacias, contain appreciable amounts of
See also
References
- ^ a b "Acacia excelsa' Benth. Dhan,Gayan,Gan in Yuwaalayaay". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Acacia excelsa Benth". PlantNet. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Acacia excelsa". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Ken Fern and Ajna Fern (2014). "Acacia excelsa Benth. Fabaceae". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 2 October 2020.