Acacia nitidula
Acacia nitidula | |
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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. nitidula
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Binomial name | |
Acacia nitidula Benth. | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Acacia nitidula is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area along the south coast of south western Australia.
Description
The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft)
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1864 as a part of the work Flora Australiensis. It was reclassified by Leslie Pedley in 2003 as Racosperma nitidulum then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia nitidula". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Lucid Central. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Acacia nitidula Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 December 2020.