Biology:Acacia amentifera

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of legume

Acacia amentifera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. amentifera
Binomial name
Acacia amentifera
F.Muell.

Acacia amentifera is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is endemic to parts of northern Australia .

The shrub has angled branchlets with resinous ribs. The phyllodes appear in groups of three to five per node and have an obliquely oblong-elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate shape with a length of 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in) and a width of 1 to 2.5 mm (0.039 to 0.098 in).

The species is known in the upper catchment of the Victoria River in the Northern Territory.[1]

See also

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9562042 entry