Acacia nigricans

Acacia nigricans is a species of wattle which is endemic to an area on the south coast of Western Australia. It is a shrub which ranges from 0.4 to 2 metres in height. It produces yellow, globular flowers between mid-winter and late spring.[1]

Acacia nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. nigricans
Binomial name
Acacia nigricans
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Acacia ignorata K.Koch
Mimosa nigricans Labill.
Racosperma nigricans (Labill.) Pedley

The species was formally described in 1807 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière who gave it the name Mimosa nigricans, based on plant material collected from Esperance.[2] It was transferred to the genus Acacia in 1813 by botanist Robert Brown.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Acacia nigricans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Mimosa nigricans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. "Acacia nigricans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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