Acacia verniciflua
Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as varnish wattle,[2] is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia.[2] It has an erect or spreading habit, growing to between 1 and 6 metres high, The phyllodes are often sticky and lustrous and vary in length, width and shape. The globular pale-yellow flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from July to November, followed by seedpods that are up to 10 cm long and unconstricted. These contain shiny black seeds.[3][2] It is often found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua where it can dominate the understory.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. verniciflua |
| Binomial name | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Three forms identified in the Flora of Victoria (1996) have since been assigned to other species as follows:
- A. verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) - Acacia rostriformis
- A. verniciflua (Casterton variant) - Acacia exudans
- A. verniciflua (Southern variant) - Acacia leprosa var. graveolens[1]
The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
References
- "Acacia verniciflua". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- "Acacia verniciflua". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.