Acacia pinguifolia

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]

Acacia pinguifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. pinguifolia
Binomial name
Acacia pinguifolia
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[4]

Racosperma pinguifolium (J.M.Black) Pedley

Distribution and habitat

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

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

References
  1. "Acacia pinguifolia — Fat-leaved Wattle, Fat-leaf Wattle". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "Acacia pinguifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. Black, J.M. (1947). "Additions to the Flora of South Australia. No.44". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 71 (1): 20.
  4. "Acacia pinguifolia J.M.Black | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. "Acacia pinguifolia (species introduction)". worldwidewattle.com. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Stearn, W.T. (2004). Botanical Latin (4 ed.). Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 414, 467. ISBN 9780881926279.
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