Acacia multisiliqua

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 multisiliqua
Name

Acacia multisiliqua (Benth.) Maconochie, 1978
Synonyms

Acacia simsii var. multisiliqua Benth.
Racosperma multisiliquum (Benth.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Maconochie, J.R., 1978. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 1(3): 179.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia multisiliqua in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia multisiliqua. Published online. Accessed: Aug 09 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia multisiliqua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia multisiliqua – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

Acacia multisiliqua is a shrub or tree of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to northern Australia.

Description

The spindly shrub or slender tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft)[3] that has a prostrate habit in open coastal situation. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The leathery and evergreen phyllodes have an oblong-elliptic to narrowly elliptic shape that is usually incurved a little. The phyllodes have a length of 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) and a width of 4 to 10 mm (0.16 to 0.39 in) and have one to three longitudinal main veins with a few others that are more obscure.[4] It blooms from February to August and produces yellow flowers.[3] The simple inflorescences present as spherical flower-heads with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) containing 25 to 40 golden colured flowers. The chartaceous seed pods that form after flowering are linear but raised over and constricted between each of the seeds. The pods have a length of up to around 6.5 cm (2.6 in) and a width of 3 to 7 mm (0.12 to 0.28 in). The dull black seeds inside have an elliptic to oblong-elliptic shape with a length of 4.5 to 5.5 mm (0.18 to 0.22 in) and a club shaped aril.[4]
Taxonomy

The plant is allied with Acacia burrana, Acacia complanata and Acacia simsii.[4]
Distribution

It has a scattered distribution and is native to an area in the Northern Territory, the Kimberley region of Western Australia,[3] and northern Queensland where it is commonly situated on rocky or stony slopes growing in alluvium or over sandstone or soils composed of laterite in drier areas it is usually found as a part of open woodland communities. The range of the plant extends from around Derby in the west across the top end of the Northern Territory and to around Cape Melville in North Queensland in the east and as far south as Clermont.[4]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia multisiliqua". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
Maconochie, J.R. (1978). "Notes on the genus Acacia in the Northern Territory". Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. 1 (3): 179.
"Acacia multisiliqua". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
Cowan, R.S.; Maslin, B.R. (2018). "Acacia multisiliqua (Benth.) Maconochie". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy, Canberra. Retrieved 25 November 2019.