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 montana
Name
Acacia montana Benth., 1842
Synonyms
Acacia clavata Schltdl.
Acacia montana var. psilocarpa J.H.Willis
Racosperma montanum (Benth.) Pedley
Homonyms
Acacia montana Jungh. = Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. montana (Jungh.) I.C.Nielsen
Acacia montana P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr. = Vachellia theronii (P.P.Sw.) Boatwr.
Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia montana
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references
Bentham, G., 1842. The London Journal of Botany. London 1:360.
Links
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia montana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia montana. Published online. Accessed: Aug 08 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia montana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia montana – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia montana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
Vernacular names
English: Mallee Wattle
Acacia montana, commonly known as mallee wattle, is a shrub species endemic to south-eastern Australia. The species was first formally described in 1842 by English botanist George Bentham from plant material collected from the "highlands near the Liverpool Plains" in New South Wales.[1] The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[2]
References
"Acacia montana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
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