Acacia verniciflua

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 verniciflua
Name

Acacia verniciflua A.Cunn., 1825
Synonyms

Acacia binervata Dehnh.
Acacia gracilis Dehnh.
Acacia graveolens G.Lodd.
Acacia leprosa var. binervis F.Muell.
Acacia leprosa var. tenuifolia Benth.
Acacia verniciflua var. pendula Seem.
Acacia virgata G.Lodd.
Racosperma vernicifluum (A.Cunn.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia verniciflua

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

Cunningham, A. in B. Field, 1825. Geogr. Mem. New South Wales 344

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia verniciflua in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia verniciflua. Published online. Accessed: Aug 17 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia verniciflua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia verniciflua – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle. .
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia verniciflua in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: Varnish Wattle

Acacia verniciflua, commonly known as varnish wattle,[2] is a shrub or small tree species that is endemic to Australia.[2] It has an erect or spreading habit, growing to between 1 and 6 metres high, The phyllodes are often sticky and lustrous and vary in length, width and shape. The globular pale-yellow flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from July to November, followed by seedpods that are up to 10 cm long and unconstricted. These contain shiny black seeds.[3][2] It is often found growing alongside Eucalyptus obliqua where it can dominate the understory.

Three forms identified in the Flora of Victoria (1996) have since been assigned to other species as follows:

A. verniciflua (Bacchus Marsh variant) - Acacia rostriformis
A. verniciflua (Casterton variant) - Acacia exudans
A. verniciflua (Southern variant) - Acacia leprosa var. graveolens[1]

The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
References

"Acacia verniciflua". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
"Acacia verniciflua". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.