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'''''Acacia lanceolata''''' is a shrub belonging to the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae''. It is native to an area along the west coast of the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] and [[Mid West (Western Australia)|Mid West]] regions of [[Western Australia]].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia lanceolata''|id=12259}}</ref>
'''''Acacia lanceolata'''''<ref>{{citation|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894810|title=Acacia lanceolata Maslin}}</ref> is a shrub belonging to the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae'' and is [[endemism|endemic]] to a small area of western [[Australia]].


==Description==
The open pungent shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|1.2|m|ft|1}} and produces yellow flowers.
The open pungent shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|1.2|m|ft|1}}.<ref name=FloraBase/> It usually has many branches with spinose, hairy branchlets that are covered with a fine white powdery coating at the extremities and have [[stipule]]s on new shoots. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves. The evergreen, pungent phyllodes have an inequilateral to lanceolate shape but are also occasionally narrowly elliptic. The glabrous to sparsely haired phyllodes are {{cvt|7|to|15|mm}} in length and {{cvt|1.5|to|4|mm}} wide and have a central midrib central and two or three parallel minor nerves. When it blooms it produces simple [[inflorescence]]s with single headed [[raceme]]s with an axis that is less than {{cvt|0.5|mm}} in length. the spherical to shortly obloid flower-heads contain 20 to 23 golden coloured flowers. Following flowering it will produce [[seed pod]]s that resemble a string of beads. The glabrous and firmly chartaceous pods are often quite tightly coiled with a length up to {{cvt|17|mm}} and a width of around {{cvt|10|mm}}. The seeds inside are arranged longitudinally inside and have an oblong-elliptic shape with a length of around {{cvt|4|mm}}.<ref name=www/>

==Taxonomy==
The species was first formally described by the botanist [[Bruce Maslin]] in 1999 as a part of the work ''Acacia miscellany. The taxonomy of fifty-five species of Acacia, primarily Western Australian, in section Phyllodineae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae)'' as published in the journal ''[[Nuytsia (journal)|Nuytsia]]''. It was reclassified as ''Racosperma lanceolatum'' in 2003 then transferred back to genus ''Acacia'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894810#names|title=''Acacia lanceolata'' Maslin|accessdate=29 June 2020|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]}}</ref>

==Distribution==
It is native to an area along the west coast of the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] and [[Mid West (Western Australia)|Mid West]] regions of [[Western Australia]] where it is commonly situated on breakaways and [[laterite|lateritic]] hills in between the towns of [[Mingenew, Western Australia|Mingenew]] in the north west, [[Morawa, Western Australia|Morawa]] in the north east and [[Three Springs, Western Australia|Three Springs]] in the south.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia lanceolata''|id=12259}}</ref> It is usually a part of either open ''[[Eucalyptus]]'' woodland or tall ''[[Casuarina]]'' shrubland communities.<ref name=www>{{cite web|url=http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/lanceolata.php|title=''Acacia lanceolata''|accessdate=29 June 2020|work=World Wide Wattle|publisher=[[CSIRO]] Publishing}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
[[List of Acacia species]]
*[[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:39, 12 December 2023

Acacia lanceolata

Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. lanceolata
Binomial name
Acacia lanceolata
"Acacia lanceolata" occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Acacia lanceolata occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium[1]

Acacia lanceolata[2] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae and is endemic to a small area of western Australia.

Description[edit]

The open pungent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres (1.0 to 3.9 ft).[3] It usually has many branches with spinose, hairy branchlets that are covered with a fine white powdery coating at the extremities and have stipules on new shoots. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen, pungent phyllodes have an inequilateral to lanceolate shape but are also occasionally narrowly elliptic. The glabrous to sparsely haired phyllodes are 7 to 15 mm (0.28 to 0.59 in) in length and 1.5 to 4 mm (0.059 to 0.157 in) wide and have a central midrib central and two or three parallel minor nerves. When it blooms it produces simple inflorescences with single headed racemes with an axis that is less than 0.5 mm (0.020 in) in length. the spherical to shortly obloid flower-heads contain 20 to 23 golden coloured flowers. Following flowering it will produce seed pods that resemble a string of beads. The glabrous and firmly chartaceous pods are often quite tightly coiled with a length up to 17 mm (0.67 in) and a width of around 10 mm (0.39 in). The seeds inside are arranged longitudinally inside and have an oblong-elliptic shape with a length of around 4 mm (0.16 in).[4]

Taxonomy[edit]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Bruce Maslin in 1999 as a part of the work Acacia miscellany. The taxonomy of fifty-five species of Acacia, primarily Western Australian, in section Phyllodineae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) as published in the journal Nuytsia. It was reclassified as Racosperma lanceolatum in 2003 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[5]

Distribution[edit]

It is native to an area along the west coast of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia where it is commonly situated on breakaways and lateritic hills in between the towns of Mingenew in the north west, Morawa in the north east and Three Springs in the south.[3] It is usually a part of either open Eucalyptus woodland or tall Casuarina shrubland communities.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DOI Details". doi.ala.org.au. doi:10.26197/5c0b1388984eb. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. ^ Acacia lanceolata Maslin
  3. ^ a b "Acacia lanceolata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ^ a b "Acacia lanceolata". World Wide Wattle. CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Acacia lanceolata Maslin". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 June 2020.