Acacia synantha

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Acacia synantha
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Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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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. synantha
Binomial name
Acacia synantha

Acacia synantha, also known as sandstone synchronous wattle, [1] is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to a small area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. [2]

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Description

The glabrous shrub has an erect habit and typically grows to a height of around 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). It has angled to flattened brownish grey coloured branchlets that are resin ribbed. The dull green phyllodes become greyish with age. The phyllodes have an elliptic to ovate-elliptic shape with a length of 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) and a width of 10 to 25 mm (0.39 to 0.98 in) and have four to seven longitudinal nerves. [1] The simple inflorescences occur in groups of two to five are situated in the axils of new phyllodes. The spikes have a length of 3 to 4 cm (1.2 to 1.6 in) and the flowers are widely spaced. [1]

Distribution

The shrub is endemic to a small area of the western Kimberley region and is found in only three separate populations scattered over an area of approximately 20 km (12 mi) in the northern part of the Prince Regent National Park. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Maslin, B.R.; Barrett, M.D.; Barrett, R.L. "Acacias of Australia – Acacia synantha". Wattle. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Acacia synantha". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
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