Biology:Paraserianthes lophantha

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Short description: Species of legume

Paraserianthes lophantha
Paraserianthes lophantha - Photographed on the west side of Buena Vista Park, San Francisco.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Paraserianthes
Species:
P. lophantha
Binomial name
Paraserianthes lophantha
(Willd.) I.C.Nielsen[1][2]
Synonyms

Albizia lophantha

Paraserianthes lophantha (syn. Albizia lophantha), the Cape Leeuwin wattle, Bicol wattle, Cape wattle, crested wattle or plume albizia, is a fast-growing tree with creamy-yellow, bottlebrush like flowers.[3] It is a small tree (uppermost height approximately 5 metres) that occurs naturally along the southwest coast of Western Australia, from Fremantle to King George Sound.[4] It was first spread beyond southwest Australia by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, who gave packets of P. lophantha seeds to early explorers under the assumption that if they planted the seeds at their campsites, the trees would indicate the routes they travelled.[5]

It is considered a weed in the parts of Australia where it is not indigenous,[6] as well as in New Zealand, South Africa , the Canary Islands, the Philippines and Chile .[7]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1806 as Acacia lophantha by Willdenow, but was transferred to the genus Paraserianthes by Nielsen, Guinet and Baretta-Kuipers in 1983.[1][2]

Seed pods
Inflorescence

See also

References

Further reading

  • Randall, Roderick Peter (2002). A Global Compendium of Weeds. Melbourne: R. G. & F. J. Richardson. ISBN 978-0-9587439-8-3. 
  • Blood, Kate (2001). Environmental Weeds: A Field Guide for SE Australia. Mount Waverley, Victoria: C. H. Jerram & Associates. ISBN 978-0-9579086-0-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7135903 entry