Acacia pinguifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. pinguifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia pinguifolia | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Racosperma pinguifolium (J.M.Black) Pedley | |
Acacia pinguifolia, commonly known as the Fat-leaved wattle or Fat-leaf wattle, is endemic to South Australia, and is listed as an endangered species.[1] It is in the Plurinerves section of the Acacias.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found on the southern Eyre Peninsula and has a disjunct population near Finniss in the south Lofty region. It mainly grows in sandy or hard alkaline soils, in open scrub or woodland.[6]
History
[edit]The species was first described in 1947 by the botanist John McConnell Black, from a specimen collected on the Finniss River near Lake Alexandrina, in South Australia.[2][3] The species epithet, pinguifolia, derives from the Latin adjective, pinguis ("fat") and the compounding root, -folius ("-leaved") to give a Botanical Latin adjective which describes the plant as being "fat-leaved".[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Acacia pinguifolia — Fat-leaved Wattle, Fat-leaf Wattle". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Acacia pinguifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Black, J.M. (1947). "Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No.44". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 71 (1): 20.
- ^ "Acacia pinguifolia J.M.Black | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Acacia pinguifolia (species introduction)". worldwidewattle.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ B.R. Maslin & R.S. Cowan (2020). "Acacia pinguifolia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 414, 467. ISBN 9780881926279.
External links
[edit]- Acacia pinguifolia occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- "Acacia pinguifolia (species introduction)". worldwidewattle.com.
- Flickr images: Acacia pinguifolia
Media related to Acacia pinguifolia at Wikimedia Commons
