Acacia leucolobia
| Acacia leucolobia | |
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Scientific classification 
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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. leucolobia
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia leucolobia | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH[1][2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Racosperma leucolobium (Sweet) Pedley | |
Acacia leucolobia is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to eastern Australia.
Description
[edit]The shrub typically grows to a height of 3 metres (10 ft) and has a spreading habit. patent to reflexed phyllodes that have a narrowly oblong-elliptic to lanceolate shape.
Distribution
[edit]It is native to an area of New South Wales from around Coolah in the north down to around Katoomba in the south and from around Bowral to Wingello as a part of open Eucalyptus woodland communities.[4]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]It was first described in 1830 by Robert Sweet.[1][2] The specific epithet, leucolobia, is an adjective describing the plant as "white-podded".[5][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Acacia leucolobia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Sweet, R. (1830) Sweet's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 2: 165
- ^ "Acacia leucolobia Sweet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Acacia leucolobia". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Sweet, R. (1839) Sweet's Hortus Britannicus Edn 3: 198