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Acacia mearnsii De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 3: 61 (1925)
Name Status. Accepted Name
Infra-generic Classification. Section Botrycephalae
Notes. Originally published as 'mearnsi'.
SYNONYMY
Racosperma mearnsii (De Wild.) Pedley (1986) [Homotypic synonym]
Acacia decurrens var. mollissima E.Miège (1927) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia mollissima E.Miège (1927) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia mollissima sens. Benth. (1842) [Misapplied name]
Acacia decurrens var. mollis sens. Benth. (1842) [Misapplied name]
Acacia decurrens f. mollis sens. Benth. (1864) [Misapplied name]
Acacia decurrens var. mollis sens. Brenan & Melville (1960) [Misapplied name]
DISTRIBUTION
AFRICA: Egypt [Or]
, Ethiopia [I], Kenya [Ns], Rwanda [I], South Africa [I], Swaziland [I], Tanzania [I], Uganda [I], Zambia [I]. AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory [N], New South Wales [N], South Australia [N], Tasmania [N], Victoria [N], Western Australia [Ns]. CARIBBEAN [I]: Jamaica. EAST ASIA: China [C] (Hong Kong, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi), Ryuku Islands [I], Taiwan [C]. EUROPE [I]: Corsica, Italy, Portugal, Spain. INDIAN OCEAN [I]: Madagascar, Reunion Island, Seychelles. INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Ns] (Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka [I]. NORTH AMERICA [I] (California). PACIFIC OCEAN: Hawaiian Islands [Ns], New Zealand [I]. SOUTH AMERICA [I]: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador. SOUTHEAST ASIA [C]: Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Vietnam
Abbreviations: [I - Introduced, Ns - , Or - Ornamental, C - Cultivated, N - Native].
TYPE INFORMATION
Type Designation. Lectotype (designated by J.P.M.Brenan & R.Melville, Kew Bull. 14: 38, 1960): Vicinity of Thika [in Kenya], British East Africa, 6-7 Sept. 1909, E.A. Mearns 1092 (BR); isolectotype: BM n.v., fide J.H.Ross, Bothalia 11: 465 (1975). Source. Fl. Australia 11A: 238 (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.
- FloraBase - Short description, distribution map from WA Herbarium specimens and often photos are provided for Western Australian taxa
- Duke (1983) - Handbook of Energy Crops (unpublished) - Descripton, uses and much more.
- 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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