Acacia gonocarpa

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 gonocarpa
Name

Acacia gonocarpa F.Muell., 1859
Synonyms

Racosperma gonocarpum (F.Muell.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia gonocarpa

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Northern Territory, Western Australia

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

Mueller, F.J.H. v., 1859. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. London 3:136.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia gonocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 03. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia gonocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 03 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia gonocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Aug 2019.
Hassler, M. Aug. Acacia gonocarpa. 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. Aug. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: Aug 03 {{{3}}}. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia gonocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: wuluru

Acacia gonocarpa, commonly known as wuluru, is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to northern Australia.

Description

The erect shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 7 metres (3 to 23 ft).[1] It is many-stemmed, spindly or spreading shrub often with drooping branches and a sparse canopy. The smooth bark becomes finely fissured toward the base of the trunk. The branchlets are angled and later terete with minute ridges. The phyllodes are arranged singly or infrequently in twos or threes. The phyllodes have a linear to narrowly elliptic shape and are straight to slightly upcurved with a length of 1.5 to 14 centimetres (0.6 to 5.5 in) and a width of 0.7 to 1.8 millimetres (0.028 to 0.071 in) with a prominent midnerve.[2] It blooms from December to June producing yellow flowers.[1] The flower spikes occur in singly or in pairs at the phyllode axils. The spikes are up to 3 cm (1.2 in) in length with pale yellow or cream flowers. The woody dark brown winged seed pods are straight or curved with a length of 2 to 8.5 cm (0.79 to 3.35 in) and a width of 3 to 6 mm (0.118 to 0.236 in) containing brown seeds.[2]
Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859 as part of the work Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem as published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany. It was reclassified as Racosperma gonocarpum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 but transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. The only other synonym is Acacia gonocarpa var. gonocarpa.[3]
Distribution

It is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia[1] and in the Northern Territory from Melville Island in the north , south to Kakadu National Park. Usually it is found among sandstone outcrops and ranges and along rocky watercourses in sandy soils in open Eucalypt or mixed woodland communities sometimes it is associated with Melaleuca nervosa.[2]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia gonocarpa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia gonocarpa". World Wide Wattle. CSIRO. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
"Acacia gonocarpa F.Muell". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 November 2018.