Acacia brockii

Life-forms

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 brockii
Name

Acacia brockii Tindale & Kodela, Telopea 5(1) 62. 1992
Synonyms

Racosperma brockii (Tindale & Kodela) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia brockii

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Northern Territory

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

Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. 1992. New species of Acacia (Fabaceae : Mimosoideae) from tropical Australia. Telopea 5(1) 53–66. DOI: 10.7751/telopea19924961Reference page. (see page 62)

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia brockii in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jul 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia brockii. Published online. Accessed: Jul 27 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia brockii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jul 27.
Hassler, M. Jul. Acacia brockii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. Jul. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: Jul 27 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Acacia brockii is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus, Phyllodineae, in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to the Northern Territory.[3]

Description

Acacia brockii is a slender tree growing to 5 metres, with silvery-grey foliage.[2]

Acacia brockii is distinguished from other Northern Territory Acacias by its flattened hairs on its phyllodes which fall off, its fringed bracteoles with acute apices which extend beyond the flower buds, and by the fine, long,[2] silvery hairs on its calyces.[3]
Type specimen

The type specimen was collected in Kakadu National Park on April 21, 1990 by A.V. Slee & L.A. Craven (#2694),[2] with holotypes, NSW 236231, MEL 1617292A, PERTH 3347060 and elsewhere.[2]
Etymology

The specific epithet, brockii, honours John Brock, the Northern Territory author and botanical consultant[4] who first collected this species.[2]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia brockii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
Tindale, M.D. & Kodela, P.G. (1992) New species of Acacia (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) from tropical Australia. Telopea 5(1): 62. doi:10.7751/telopea19924961
"Acacia brockii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
Brock, J. (1993) Native Plants of Northern Australia, New Holland Publishers.