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Acacia melanoxylon R.Br., in W.T.Aiton, Hort. Kew. Ed. 2 5: 462 (1813)
Name Status. Accepted Name
Infra-generic Classification. Section Plurinerves
Notes. A taxonomic treatment of this species in China is presented in Maslin et al. (2019: 471-472).
SYNONYMY
Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. var. melanoxylon (1849) [Autonym]
Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. f. melanoxylon (1925) [Autonym]
Racosperma melanoxylon (R.Br.) Pedley (1986) [Homotypic synonym]
Mimosa melanoxylon (R.Br.) Poir. (1817) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia melanoxylum R.Br. (1817) [Orthographic variant]
Racosperma melanoxylon (R.Br.) Mart. (1829) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia arcuata Sieber ex Spreng. (1826) [Heterotypic synonym]Acacia arcuata Labill. ex Spreng. (1826) [Orthographic variant]Acacia melanoxylon var. arcuata (Sieber ex Spreng.) Ser. (1849) [Homotypic synonym]
Acacia melanoxylon var. obtusifolia Ser. (1849) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia melanoxylon f. frutescens Hochr. (1925) [Heterotypic synonym]
DISTRIBUTION
AFRICA: Ethiopia [I]
, Kenya [I], Lesotho [I], South Africa [Ns], Swaziland [I], Tanzania [I]. AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory [N], New South Wales [N], Queensland [N], South Australia [N], Tasmania [N], Victoria [N], Western Australia [Ns]. CENTRAL AMERICA [I]: Mexico. EAST ASIA [I]: China (Zhejiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan). EUROPE [I]: Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain. INDIAN OCEAN [I]: Mauritius, Reunion Island. INDIAN SUBCONTINENT [I]: India (Kerala, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Manipur, Sikkim), Pakistan, Sri Lanka. MACRONESIA [I]: Azores. NORTH AMERICA [I] (California, Florida). PACIFIC OCEAN [I]: New Zealand. SOUTH AMERICA [I]: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Abbreviations: [Ns - , I - Introduced, N - Native].
TYPE INFORMATION
Type Designation. Lectotype (designated by B.R. Maslin & R.S. Cowan 1995: 115): Derwent River, Tas., Feb.?July 1804, R. Brown, sheet titled ‘Iter Australiense, 1802–5’ and bearing [Britten no.] 4364 (BM -- fruiting specimen); isolectotype: E. Remaining syntype: BM, DBN, E. Source. Fl. Australia 11B: 141 (2001).
FURTHER INFORMATION
- Flora of Australia Online - Access to authoritative botanical profile (often updated from Flora of Australia 2001 treatment) which includes descriptive and associated information, information on names, characteristics, distribution, etc.
- WATTLE - Description, illlustration and map derived mostly from that published in Flora of Australia vols. 11A & 11B (2001).
- AcaciaSearch - AcaciaSearch identifies, evaluates and provides detailed information for Acacia species considered prospective as new woody crop plants in the agricultural region of southern Australia. - AcaciaSearch was published by RIRDC and is available for purchase on line.
- Biosecurity Queensland - Information on naturalized occurrence(s)
- NSW FloraOnline - Botanical profile, photographs and and other information of species in New South Wales (provided by Plant Information Network System of the Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia).
- VicFlora - Botanical profiles and photographs of species in Victoria, Australia. Provided by the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
- TasTimber - Wood characters (terse) and miscellaneous other information. - Website sponsors: The Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board; The Tasmanian Forests and Forest Industry Council.
- FloraBase - Short description, distribution map from WA Herbarium specimens and often photos are provided for Western Australian taxa
- Plants of Hawaii - Photographs by Forest and Kim Starr
- SA Plants - Botanical profiles, photos and other useful information for South Australian species (on Plants of South Australia website provided by Seed Conservation Centre, Adelaide Botanic Garden and State Herbarium)
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