Acacia demissa

Acacia demissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. demissa
Binomial name
Acacia demissa
R.S.Cowan & Maslin [1]

Acacia demissa is species of Acacia native to an area of Western Australia inland of Shark Bay. It grows as a shrub or small tree, reaching 1.5–4 metres (4 ft 11 in–13 ft 1 in) tall. It is closely related to A. quadrimarginea, with which it may hybridise.[2]

References

  1. R. S. Cowan & B. R. Maslin (1995). "Acacia Miscellany 10. New taxa and notes on previously described taxa of Acacia, mostly section Juliflorae (Leguminosae : Mimosoideae), in Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia 10 (1): 15–62.
  2. Anthony E. Orchard, Annette J. G. Wilson & Australian Biological Resources Study (2001). "833. Acacia demissa R.S.Cowan & Maslin, Nuytsia, 10: 25 (1995)". Mimosaceae, Acacia, part 2. Flora of Australia 11. CSIRO. p. 308. ISBN 9780643067202.


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