Acacia dictyoneura

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 dictyoneura
Name

Acacia dictyoneura E.Pritz., 1904
Synonyms

Racosperma dictyoneurum (E.Pritz.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia dictyoneura

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Western Australia

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

Pritzel, E.G., 1904. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 35(2-3): 303.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia dictyoneura in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jul 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia dictyoneura. Published online. Accessed: Jul 31 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia dictyoneura. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul 2019.
Hassler, M. Jul. Acacia dictyoneura. 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 online. Accessed: Jul 31 {{{3}}}. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Acacia dictyoneura is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves native to the south coast of Western Australia.

Description

The obconic shrub typically grows to 0.5 to 2 m (1 ft 8 in to 6 ft 7 in) high[2] with slightly hairy branchlets with persistent narrowly triangular thickened stipules that are 0.5 to 1 mm (0.020 to 0.039 in) in length. It has phyllodes that are 6 to 15 mm (0.24 to 0.59 in) long and 4 to 9 mm (0.16 to 0.35 in) wide. They are erect and have an obliquely oval or elliptic shape with two or three raised main nerves.[3] Yellow globular flowerheads appear from August to November in the species' native range.[2] The globular to obloid flowerheads have a diameter of around 5 mm (0.20 in) and contain 45 to 60 flowers. Narrowly oblong seed pods form after flowering with a length of around 3 cm (1.2 in) and a width of 4 to 7 mm (0.16 to 0.28 in). The ovate shaped brown seeds within have a length of around 3 mm (0.12 in) and are arranged longitudinally.[3]
Taxonomy

The species was formally described in 1904 by German botanist Ernst Pritzel, based on plant material collected near Cape Riche.[1] It was reclassified as Racosperma dictyoneurum in 2003 by Leslie Pedley and transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[4] It is closely related to Acacia awestoniana.[3]
Distribution

It is found in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Albany in the west, Gnowangerup in the north and Ravensthorpe in the east where it is often situated along riverbanks and on gentle slopes growing in loamy soils.[2] The bulk of the population is found in the catchment area of the Pallinup and Fitzgerald Rivers.[3]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia dictyoneura". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
"Acacia dictyoneura E.Pritz". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia dictyoneura E.Pritz". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
"Acacia dictyoneura E.Pritz". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 January 2019.