Acacia trinervata
| Three-veined wattle | |
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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. trinervata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia trinervata | |
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Acacia cunninghamii Sweet | |
Acacia trinervata commonly known as three-veined wattle,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is a tall shrub with angular branchlets, bright yellow flowers and grows in New South Wales.
Description
[edit]Acacia trinervata is an erect or spreading shrub growing to a height of 1.5–3 m (4.9–9.8 ft). Its branchlets are smooth and angle towards the apex. The phyllodes are very narrowly elliptic to linear with a pointed sharp tip, 1.5–5 cm (0.59–1.97 in) long, 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide and 2 or 3 prominent longitudinal veins. There is an inconspicuous gland 0–3 mm above the base, and the pulvinus is less than 1 mm long. The inflorescences are simple, occurring singly in the phyllode axils on peduncles about 10–20 mm long. The 20 to 30 bright yellow flowers are 5 to 7.5 mm in diameter. Flowering occurs from March to June and the fruit is a papery to thinly leathery pod, slightly swollen above the seed, minutely hairy, 6–12 cm (2.4–4.7 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide.[4]
Distribution
[edit]Three-veined wattle grows in open forest on sandstone and shale and is endemic to New South Wales and restricted to western Sydney and the lower Blue Mountains. [5]
Taxonomy and naming
[edit]The species was first described in 1825 by Franz Sieber,[1][2] and the specific epithet trinervata derives from the Latin for "three veined".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Acacia trinervata". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Candolle, A.P. de in Candolle, A.P. de (ed.) (1825) Leguminosae. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 2: 451. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Acacia trinervata Sieber ex DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ a b c "PlantNet:Acacia trinervata". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Acacia trinervata". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 8 September 2019.