Acacia dimidiata

Acacia dimidiata is a small tree belonging to the genus Acacia in the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to northern Australia, being found in both in the Northern Territory,[5] and Queensland.[6][4] It is considered a species of least concern in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[1]

Acacia dimidiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. dimidiata
Binomial name
Acacia dimidiata
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[4]
  • Acacia dimidiata var. dimidiata Benth.
  • Acacia dolabriformis A.Cunn. ex Hook. nom. illeg.
  • Racosperma dimidiatum (Benth.) Pedley


Aboriginal language names

MalakMalak, Matngala: Pari. Wagiman: garninyjan. Warray: wirril

Description

The tree typically grows to a height of 2–4 metres (7–13 ft). Its branchlets are silvery, ribbed and densely hairy. It blooms from March to July, fruiting from August to October. Its stipules are persistent, brown and hairy. The phyllodes are asymmetrical, broadest below the middle and 70–155 millimetres (3–6 in) long and 35–95 millimetres (1–4 in) wide. There are four to five primary veins springing from the phyllode base. It has prominent glands at the pulvinus. Inflorescences are deep yellow spikes in the phyllode axils. It grows in open forest.[5]

References
  1. "Acacia dimidiata". bie.ala.org.au. Atlas of Living Australia.
  2. "IPNI: Acacia dimidiata". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. Bentham, G. 1842. in Hooker, W.J. Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species. The London Journal of Botany 1, 381
  4. "APNI: Acacia dimidiata Benth". Australian Plant Names Index. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. Northern Territory Herbarium. 2013. "FloraNT - Northern Territory flora online factsheet: Acacia dimidiata". Department of Land Resource Management. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. "AVH occurrence records: Acacia dimidiata". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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