Acacia preissiana
Acacia preissiana is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Pulchellae. It is native to an area in the South West, Peel and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.[1]
| Acacia preissiana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. preissiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia preissiana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
The low spreading multi-stemmed shrub typically grows to a height of 0.05 to 0.35 metres (0.2 to 1.1 ft). It blooms from November to January and produces yellow flowers.
Etymology
A. preissiana was first described as Acacia obscura var. preissiana by Carl Meissner in 1842,[2][3] but in 1975 Bruce Maslin elevated it to species rank, naming it Acacia preissiana.[2][4]
See also
References
- "Acacia preissiana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Acacia preisssiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Meissner, C. (1842). Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.). Delectus Seminum quae in Horto Hamburgensium botanico e collectione. p. 3.
- Maslin, B.R. (1975). "Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae". Nuytsia. 1 (5): 448, 449, Figs 20, 489, Map 8.
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