Acacia trudgeniana

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Acacia trudgeniana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. trudgeniana
Binomial name
Acacia trudgeniana
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Acacia trudgeniana (common name - Trudgen's wattle) is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to a small area in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. [1]

It was first described by Bruce Maslin in 2008, [2] [3] and was named for Malcolm Trudgen, who first drew Maslin's attention to its existence. [3]

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References

  1. "Acacia trudgeniana". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Acacia trudgeniana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (2008). "New taxa of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) and notes on other species from the Pilbara and adjacent desert regions of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 18: 180–183, Fig. 11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)