Acacia neurocarpa

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 neurocarpa
Name

Acacia neurocarpa A.Cunn. ex Hook., 1847
Synonyms

Acacia holosericea var. neurocarpa (Hook.) Domin
Acacia neurocarpa var. glabrata Meisn.
Racosperma neurocarpum (A.Cunn. ex Hook.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia neurocarpa

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

Cunningham, A., 1847. Icones Plantarum; or Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks of New or Rare Plants. London 2: t. 168.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia neurocarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia neurocarpa. Published online. Accessed: Aug 10 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia neurocarpa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia neurocarpa – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia neurocarpa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
Acacia neurocarpa is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to northern Australia.

Description

The erect sometimes spindly tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 2 to 8 metres (7 to 26 ft).[1] It has stout and prominently angled branchlets and has silvery sericeous new shoots. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen, ascending to erect, grey-green coloured phyllodes have an obliquely narrowly elliptic shape. they usually have a length of 12 to 25 cm (4.7 to 9.8 in) and a width of 3 to 5.5 cm (1.2 to 2.2 in) with an unequal base and three prominent veins on each face.[2] It flowers from June to October producing yellow flowers.[1] The simple inflorescences simple are found as cylindrical flower-spikes with a length of 4 to 7 cm (1.6 to 2.8 in) packed with golden coloured flowers. The sub-glabrous, thinly coriaceous to crustaceous seed pods that form after flowering are tightly and irregularly coiled. The pods have a width of 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) and are green when yung but brown with age. The glossy brown to clack seeds inside have an oblong shape with a length of 3 to 5 mm (0.12 to 0.20 in) and a yellow aril.[2]
Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1837 as part of the work Icones Plantarum. It was reclassified as Racosperma neurocarpum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006. Other synonyms are Acacia holosericea var. neurocarpa and Acacia neurocarpa var. neurocarpa.[3]
Distribution

It is native to Kimberley region of Western Australia[1] and has a scattered distribution through the top end of the Northern Territory as far east as Springvale close to the border with Queensland where it is often found along ephemeral watercourses growing in sandy or loamy soils as a part of riparian forest or open woodland communities usually including species of Melaleuca.[2]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia neurocarpa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia neurocarpa". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
"Acacia neurocarpa A.Cunn. ex Hook". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 November 2019.