| Maitland's wattle | |
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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. maitlandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia maitlandii | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Acacia maitlandi F.Muell. ex Benth. Contents | |
Acacia maitlandii, also known as Maitland's wattle, is a perennial tree native to Australia.
The shrub has an open and spindly habit, with a height of 0.7 to 3.0 metres (2 to 10 ft). [2] The resinous and glabrous branchlets are generally terete in form. The glabrous phyllodes are straight with a narrowly elliptic shape and are 0.8 to 2.5 centimetres (0.31 to 0.98 in) in length and 1 to 3 millimetres (0.039 to 0.118 in) wide. [3] Flowers are yellow and occur sometime between May and October. [2] The simple inflorescences occur singly in the axil of the phyllodes. The globose flower heads with a diameter of 4 to 5 mm (0.157 to 0.197 in) and contain 35 to 60 bright yellow flowers. Following flowering smooth papery seed pods form. The pods are straight and slightly constricted between seeds with a length of 4 to 5 cm (1.57 to 1.97 in) and 3 to 4 mm (0.118 to 0.157 in) wide. [3]
The species was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1862 as part of the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. [4] The plant is named for an early European explorer of Australia's Northwest, Maitland Brown, who collected the type specimen. [3] It was later reclassified as Racosperma maitlandii by Leslie Pedley in 1986 but transferred back into the genus Acacia in 2001. [5]
Acacia maitlandii is found in all mainland states of Australia, except Victoria, [3] and is not considered to be threatened with extinction. [2] The favoured soil type is red sand, or stony ground; the habitat is sandy or stony plains, and on hills. [2]
The species is used to make boomerangs and spearthrowers, and the gum produced is edible. The tree is called Garrga in the languages of the Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma people. [6] The seeds have been identified, analysed, and monitored, as a 'wild harvested Australian indigenous food', by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The product is found to very high in fats, over half by weight. [7]
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...named after Maitland Brown
Food ID: 15A10116
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