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'''''Acacia deltoidea''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves'' |
'''''Acacia deltoidea''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves'' that is [[endemism|endemic]] to north western [[Australia]]. |
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==Description== |
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The straggling shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|1.5|to|3|m|ft|0}}. It blooms from March to August and produces yellow flowers. |
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The straggling shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|1.5|to|3|m|ft|0}}<ref name=FloraBase/> and has glandular-hairy branchlets with persistent subulate upcurved [[stipule]]s with a length of {{cvt|1.5|to|4|mm}}. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves. The subsessile, imbricate phyllodes are patent to ascending with a cuneate to elliptic to triangular or broadly obdeltate shape. The leathery and [[Glabrousness (botany)|glabrous]] phyllodes are {{cvt|6|to|20|mm}} in length and {{cvt|4|to|7|mm}} wide and have three to four distant, slightly raised main nerves.<ref name=www>{{cite web|url=http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/deltoidea.php|title=''Acacia deltoidea''|accessdate=9 November 2020|work=World Wide Wattle|publisher=[[Western Australian Herbarium]]}} </ref> It blooms from March to August and produces yellow flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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There are two recognised [[subspecies]]: |
There are two recognised [[subspecies]]: |
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*''Acacia deltoidea'' subsp. ''ampla'' |
*''Acacia deltoidea'' subsp. ''ampla'' |
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*''Acacia deltoidea'' subsp. ''deltoidea'' |
*''Acacia deltoidea'' subsp. ''deltoidea'' |
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==Distribution== |
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It is native to an area in the West [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] region of [[Western Australia]]<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia deltoidea''|id=3290}}</ref> from along the [[Bonaparte Archipelago]] and Napier Bay in the west to around the Phillips Range, [[Kimberley Downs Station]] and [[Beverley Springs Station]] in the east.<ref name=www/> It is usually found growing in sandy soils over and around [[sandstone]] and [[quartzite]].<ref name=FloraBase/> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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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. deltoidea
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Acacia deltoidea is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to north western Australia.
Description
[edit]The straggling shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (5 to 10 ft)[3] and has glandular-hairy branchlets with persistent subulate upcurved stipules with a length of 1.5 to 4 mm (0.059 to 0.157 in). Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The subsessile, imbricate phyllodes are patent to ascending with a cuneate to elliptic to triangular or broadly obdeltate shape. The leathery and glabrous phyllodes are 6 to 20 mm (0.24 to 0.79 in) in length and 4 to 7 mm (0.16 to 0.28 in) wide and have three to four distant, slightly raised main nerves.[4] It blooms from March to August and produces yellow flowers.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]There are two recognised subspecies:
- Acacia deltoidea subsp. ampla
- Acacia deltoidea subsp. deltoidea
Distribution
[edit]It is native to an area in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia[3] from along the Bonaparte Archipelago and Napier Bay in the west to around the Phillips Range, Kimberley Downs Station and Beverley Springs Station in the east.[4] It is usually found growing in sandy soils over and around sandstone and quartzite.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Acacia deltoidea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Don, G. (1832). A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants. Vol. 2. p. 401.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia deltoidea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia deltoidea". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 9 November 2020.