Acacia didyma
Acacia didyma | |
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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. didyma
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Binomial name | |
Acacia didyma | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Acacia didyma is a shrub or small tree which is native to Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 metres and 4 metres in height and flowers from August to October (late winter to mid spring) in its native range.[1]
Description[]
It occurs on East Wallabi Island in the Houtman Abrolhos as well as scattered locations near Shark Bay including Dirk Hartog Island and Carrarang and Tamala Stations[2]
Taxonomy[]
The species was formally described in 1992 in the journal Nuytsia by Alex Chapman[3] and Bruce Maslin,[4] based on plant material collected at Shark Bay.[5]
See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ The standard author abbreviations for Alexander Robert Chapman and Bruce Roger Maslin
References[]
- ^ "Acacia didyma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Acacia didyma ". Department of Environment and Conservation, Shire of Dalwallinu & Australian Tree Seed Centre. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Acacia didyma A.R.Chapm. & Maslin". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
Categories:
- Acacia
- Acacias of Western Australia
- Fabales of Australia
- Taxa named by Bruce Maslin
- Plants described in 1992
- Acacia stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs
- Australian rosid stubs