Acacia nigricans

Acacia nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. nigricans
Binomial name
Acacia nigricans
(Labill.) R.Br.
Synonyms

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

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]

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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