Acacia fodinalis Pedley, Austrobaileya 5(2): 316 (1999)
Trees to 10 m tall; branchlets reddish, sharply angular, resinous when young. Phyllodes slightly falcate, tapering equally to each end, acute, 8.5–13 cm long, 8–15 mm wide, 7.5–15 times longer than wide, glabrous; longitudinal nerves parallel and crowded (2.5–3.5 per mm), 2 or 3 more prominent than the rest and tending to run together near adaxial margin near base, secondary nerves distinctly anastomosing; gland 0–1 mm above pulvinus, prominent, a distinct swelling of margin with a marked orifice. Inflorescences simple; spikes (25–) 45–70 mm long, rather open; peduncles (5–) 7–10 (–13) mm long, glabrous. Flowers 5-merous; calyx gamosepalous, cupular, glabrous or with a few hairs near the base; ovary hirsute. Pods linear, raised over seeds and slightly constricted between them, to c. 45 mm long, 2.3–3 mm wide, straight, dark brown, marginal nerves yellow. Seeds longitudinal, light brown, c. 3.5 mm long, 1.7–2 mm wide; pleurogram rectangular; funicle folded c. 3 times and thickened into yellow cupular aril.
Occurs in the upper part of the Isaacs R. basin and adjacent part of the Belyando R. basin, Qld, where it usually grows on sandy soils often associated with Eucalytpus crebra .
Acacia fodinalis is closely related to A. leiocalyx but develops into a larger plant with usually narrower and more elongate phyllodes (more than 7.5 times longer than wide), spikes on longer peduncles, and narrower pods. Acacia fodinalis possibly intergrades with A. cretata on the Blackdown Tableland, Qld, fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 5: 318 (1999).
Type of accepted name
Leichhardt District: Norwich Park mine, c. 2240’S 14820’E, Qld, 8 June 1983, J.Martin s.n. [AQ 349851]; holo: BRI.
Synonymy
Acacia sp. (Norwich Park J.Martin AQ 349851), L.Pedley (1997) Mimosaceae. In R.J.F.Henderson (ed.), Queensland Plants: Names and Distribution (Queensland Herbarium, Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage: Brisbane.).
Representative collections
Qld: 2 mi. [c 3 km] N of ‘Logan Downs’ Stn, Adams 1263 (BRI, ex CANB); c. 8 km N of Dysart, Anderson 1011; Lake Elphinstone, 2133’S 14813’E, Jul 1985, Champion 146; 17 mi. [27 km] E of ‘Pasha’ homestead, L.Pedley 1727A (BRI); Peak Downs Hwy at top of Eton Ra., 21S 14852’E, Champion 1341 & Ritchie (BRI).
(LP & BRM)
This species was not included in the Fl. Australia treatment of Acacia ; the above account, which is based on the original description, was provided for use in WATTLE by L.Pedley.
The information presented here originally appeared on the WATTLE CD-ROM which was jointly published by the Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, and the Department of Parks and Wildlife, Perth; it was produced by CSIRO Publishing from where it is available for purchase. The WATTLE custodians are thanked for allowing us to post this information here.
