Acacia schinoides

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 schinoides
Name

Acacia schinoides Benth., 1842
Synonyms

Racosperma schinoides (Benth.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia schinoides

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales
Introduced into:
Kenya, Zimbabwe

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 1: 383.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia schinoides in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia schinoides. Published online. Accessed: Aug 14 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia schinoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Aug 14.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist
Acacia schinoides – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names
English: Green Cedar Wattle

Acacia schinoides is a shrub or tree indigenous to Australia. It has also been introduced into Kenya and Zimbabwe and it is cultivated there. A common name for the plant in Australia is green cedar wattle.[3]

Description

Acacia schinoides grows to a height of 2 to 10 metres (7 to 33 ft) In summer it bears cream-colored, ball-shaped flowers.[4] It is a, "Fast-growing tree in well-composted soil."[5]

Uses

The shrub makes a good garden hedge.[5]

Natural growing conditions

Acacia schinoides can withstand frosts as low as −7 °C. It does well in both shade and sun.[5]
References

Bentham 1842, p. 383.
Bentham & Mueller 1864, p. 413.
ILDIS
"PlantNet". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.

ANBG

Bibliography

Bentham, George (1842). Hooker, William Jackson (ed.). "Notes on Mimoseae, with a Synopsis of Species". The London Journal of Botany (in Latin). London: H. Baillièr. 1: 318–392. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
Bentham, George; Mueller, Ferdinand von, Freiherr (1864). Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory. London: L. Reeve and co. Retrieved 23 July 2020.