Acacia whitei
| Acacia whitei | |
|---|---|
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| Near Davies Creek Falls | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. whitei |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia whitei | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Racosperma whitei (Maiden) Pedley | |
Acacia whitei is a species of wattle native to north Queensland.[3]
Taxonomy and naming
A. whitei was first described by Joseph Maiden in 1918.[1][2] The specific epithet, whitei, was given to honour the botanist Cyril Tenison White, who communicated the type specimen (from Stannary Hills) to Maiden.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "Acacia whitei". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- 1 2 3 Maiden, J.H. (1918). "The tropical Acacias of Queensland". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland. 30: 35–37, pl. II, figs 1–7. doi:10.5962/p.351437.
- ↑ "Factsheet - Acacia whitei". apps.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2020-01-24.