Acacia rhodoxylon
| Rosewood | |
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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. rhodoxylon
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia rhodoxylon | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia rhodoxylon, also known as rosewood, ringy rosewood[1] or spear wattle,[2] is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is native to north eastern Australia.
Description
The tree typically grows to a height of 6 to 20 m (20 to 66 ft)
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Joseph Maiden in 1920 as part of the work Notes on Acacias, with descriptions of new species as published in the Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales. It was reclassified as Racosperma rhodoxylon in 1987 by Leslie Pedley and then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2001.[4]
Distribution
It is endemic along the east coast of central Queensland where it is found from around Eidsvold in the south to around Clermont in the north with another disjunct population near Mount Garnett further north where it is a part of Eucalyptus woodland communities.[1] It is often situated in hilly areas or undulating plains in the eastern part of the brigalow belt where it grows in skeletal sandy to clay soils with poor fertility where it is a part of open forest.[3]
Uses
The tree produces a quality and attractive timber but was historically used for fencing as the wood is
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Acacia rhodoxylon". WorldWideWattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Spear wattle". Business Queensland. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ ISBN 9781486302260.
- ^ "Acacia rhodoxylon Maiden". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 February 2020.