Acacia williamsiana

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Acacia
Species: Acacia williamsiana
Name

Acacia williamsiana J.T.Hunter, 1998
Synonyms

Racosperma williamsianum (J.T.Hunter) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia williamsiana

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hunter, J.T., 1998. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 80(3): 235 (-237; fig. 1

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia williamsiana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia williamsiana. Published online. Accessed: Aug 18 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia williamsiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia williamsiana – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

Acacia williamsiana is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is native to eastern Australia.

Description

The tall shrub or tall tree with a spreading to erect habit[1] and typically grows to a height of 2 to 8 m (6 ft 7 in to 26 ft 3 in) and has angular and glabrous branchlets that can be covered in a fine white powdery coating. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. On juvenile plants the phyllodes have a broadly elliptic to obovate shape with a length of 1.3 to 7.5 cm (0.51 to 2.95 in) and a width of 13 to 25 mm (0.51 to 0.98 in). As the plant matures the pale-green to grey green phyllodes have a more oblanceolate, narrowly elliptic or linear shape and are 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in) in length and 4 to 11 mm (0.16 to 0.43 in). The generally glabrous phyllodes have many longitudinal nerves that are closely parallel with three to five nerves that are more prominent than the others.[2] It flowers between September and December[1] and produces simple inflorescences form cylindrical flower-spikes with pale yellow flowers. After flowering linear to moniliform seed pods form that are 3.5 to 9 cm (1.4 to 3.5 in) in length and 2 to 4 mm (0.079 to 0.157 in) wide that are wrinkled and curved. The black to dark brown seeds inside are arranged longitudinally and have an ellipsoid shape.[2]
Taxonomy

The specific epithet honours John Beaumont Williams who was a botanist and teacher who had worked at New England University in Armidale and first noticed the distinctiveness of this species.[1]
Distribution

It is endemic to south eastern Queensland and north eastern New South Wales and has a disjunct distribution. In New South Wales it is found in a 100 km (62 mi) radius centred around Glen Innes out to around Ashford in the west and to around Torrington in the north and in areas around Ballandean in southern Queensland. It is often situated around granite outcrops as a part of woodland and low shrubland communities.[2]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia williamsiana J.T.Hunter". PlantNet. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
"Acacia williamsiana". WorldWideWattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 15 February 2020.