Acacia didyma

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

Acacia didyma is a shrub or small tree which is native to Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 metres and 4 metres in height and flowers from August to October (late winter to mid spring) in its native range.[1]

It occurs on East Wallabi Island in the Houtman Abrolhos as well as scattered locations near Shark Bay including Dirk Hartog Island and Carrarang and Tamala Stations[2]

The species was formally described in 1992 in the journal Nuytsia by Alex Chapman[3] and Bruce Maslin, [4] based on plant material collected at Shark Bay.[5]

See also

Footnotes

  1. The standard author abbreviations for Alexander Robert Chapman and Bruce Roger Maslin

References

  1. "Acacia didyma". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. "Acacia didyma ". Department of Environment and Conservation, Shire of Dalwallinu & Australian Tree Seed Centre. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  3. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. "Acacia didyma A.R.Chapm. & Maslin". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2014.


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