Acacia levata
| Acacia levata | |
|---|---|
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. levata
|
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia levata | |
| |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia levata is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to small arid area of western Australia.
Description
[edit]The spreading multi-stemmed shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) and a width of around 5 m (16 ft).[1] The glabrous branchlets are commonly sericeous at the extremities. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The patent to ascending phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic shape and are straight or shallowly curved. The phyllodes have a length of 8 to 13.5 cm (3.1 to 5.3 in) and a wisth of 1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in) and are sub-rigid and thickly coriaceous with four to six prominent main nerves on each side. The simple inflorescences occur singly or in small groups in the axils. The cylindrical flower-spikes have a diameter of around 6 mm (0.24 in) and a length of 20 to 25 mm (0.79 to 0.98 in) and are densely packed with golden flowers.[2] The pendent seed pods that form after flowering have a linear shape with narrow wings and are straight to slightly curved. Th woody, glabrous pods have a length up to around 15 cm (5.9 in) and a width of 8 to 12 mm (0.31 to 0.47 in) and attain a yellowish brown colour as they dry and also become slightly wrinkled. The dull brown seeds inside the pods have a broadly elliptic to subcircular shape with a length of 5 to 6 mm (0.20 to 0.24 in) and have a ribbon-like funicle and a subterminal aril.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It is native to a small area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia north of Newman[1] and south of Marble Bar[2] where it is often situated on hilltops and hillslopes growing in sandy or loamy soils over granite[1] usually as a part of scrubland and spinifex communities and it is often associated with Acacia hilliana and Acacia stellaticeps.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Acacia levata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia levata". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 10 November 2019.