Acacia pyrifolia

Acacia pyrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. pyrifolia
Binomial name
Acacia pyrifolia
DC.
Synonyms
  • Acacia clementii Domin
  • Acacia morrisonii Domin
  • Acacia pyrifolia var. morrisonii Maiden
  • Acacia pyrifolia var. morrisoni orth. var. Maiden
  • Racosperma pyrifolium (DC.) Pedley

Acacia pyrifolia, commonly known as ranji bush[1] is a shrub that is endemic to the north of Western Australia. It produces rounded yellow flowerheads between April and August in the species native range.[2] It was first formally described in 1825 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in the second volume of his publication Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Acacia pyrifolia DC.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ↑ "Acacia pyrifolia DC.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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