Acacia pinguifolia

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Acacia pinguifolia
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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. pinguifolia
Binomial name
Acacia pinguifolia
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [4]

Racosperma pinguifolium(J.M.Black) Pedley

Acacia pinguifolia, commonly known as the Fat-leaved wattle or Fat-leaf wattle, is endemic to South Australia, and is listed as an endangered species. [1] It is in the Plurinerves section of the Acacias. [5]

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Distribution and habitat

It is found on the southern Eyre Peninsula and has a disjunct population near Finniss in the south Lofty region. It mainly grows in sandy or hard alkaline soils, in open scrub or woodland. [6]

History

The species was first described in 1947 by the botanist John McConnell Black, from a specimen collected on the Finniss River near Lake Alexandrina, in South Australia. [2] [3] The species epithet, pinguifolia, derives from the Latin adjective, pinguis ("fat") and the compounding root, -folius ("-leaved") to give a Botanical Latin adjective which describes the plant as being "fat-leaved". [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Acacia pinguifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 1 2 Black, J.M. (1947). "Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No.44". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 71 (1): 20.
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