Acacia whitei
Appearance
Acacia whitei | |
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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. whitei
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Binomial name | |
Acacia whitei | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Racosperma whitei (Maiden) Pedley |
Acacia whitei is a species of wattle native to north Queensland.[3]
Taxonomy & naming
[edit]A. whitei was first described by Joseph Maiden in 1918.[1][2] The specific epithet, whitei, was given to honour the botanist Cyril Tenison White, who communicated the type specimen (from Stannary Hills) to Maiden.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Acacia whitei". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c Maiden, J.H. (1918). "The tropical Acacias of Queensland". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 30: 35–37, pl. II, figs 1–7.
- ^ "Factsheet - Acacia whitei". apps.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.