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Name Status. Accepted Name
Infra-generic Classification. Section Acacia (syn. Section Phyllodineae)

SYNONYMY

Mimosa paradoxa (DC.) Poir. (1817) [Nom. invalid.]
Racosperma paradoxum (DC.) Mart. (1829) [Nom. invalid.]
Phyllodoce undulata Willd. ex Link (1831) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia armata var. angustifolia Benth. (1842) [Synonym]
Acacia armata var. paradoxa (DC.) Ser. (1849) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia armata f. undulata Siebert & Voss (1896) [Synonym]
Acacia armata var. undulata Domin (1926) [nom. illeg. (homonym)]
Racosperma paradoxum (DC.) Pedley (2003) [Homotypic synonym]
Acacia armata R.Br. (1813) [Heterotypic synonym]
Mimosa armata (R.Br.) Poir. (1817) [Nom. invalid.]
Phyllodoce armata (R.Br.) Link (1831) [Homotypic synonym]
Racosperma armata (R.Br.) Mart. (1835) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia armata R.Br. var. armata (1842) [Autonym]
Acacia armata var. plana Ser. (1849) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia armata R.Br. f. armata (1896) [Autonym]
Mimosa paradoxa Dum.Cours. (1814) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia undulata Willd. (1814) [Nom. nudum]
Acacia undulata Spin (1818) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia undulata Spin var. undulata (1842) [Autonym]
Acacia undulata Willd. ex H.L.Wendl. (Jan. 1820) [nom. illeg. (homonym)]
Racosperma undulata Mart. (1835) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia undulata Willd. ex Spreng. (Jan.--May 1820) [nom. illeg. (homonym)]
Acacia ornithophora Sweet (1827) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia armata var. ornithophora (Sweet) Benth. (1842) [Homotypic synonym]
Acacia armata f. ornithophora (Sweet) Siebert & Voss (1896) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia bartheriana hort. ex Jacques (1837) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia barteriana hort. ex Jacques (1863) [Orthographic variant]
Acacia furcifera Lindl. (1838) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia armata var. microphylla Benth. (1842) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia undulata var. longispina hort. ex Vis. (1842) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia undulata elegans hort. ex Jacques (Jan. 1844) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia armata var. pendula Seem. (1846) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia armata var. longipedunculata Regel (1859) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia ×hybrida G.Lodd. (1828) [Nom. invalid.]
Acacia microcantha A.Dietr. (1833) [nom. illeg. (homonym)]
Acacia micracantha A.Dietr. [Orthographic variant]
Acacia ×microacantha A.Dietr. [Orthographic variant]
Acacia ×hybrida G.Lodd. ex Benth. (1842) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia ×armata f. hybrida Siebert & Voss (1896) [Synonym]
Acacia armata f. microcantha (Dietr.) Siebert & Voss (1896) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia armata var. typica Domin (1926) [nom. illeg. (superfluous)]
Acacia armatoides hort. ex Walp. (1843) [Nom. nudum]
Acacia armata var. linearifolia Ser. (1849) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia tristis Graham (1835) [Heterotypic synonym]
Acacia armata f. tristis (Graham) Siebert & Voss (1896) [Homotypic synonym]
Acacia armata var. bartheriana hort. ex Chopinet (1951) [Heterotypic synonym]

DISTRIBUTION

AFRICA [I]: Egypt, South Africa. AUSTRALIA: Australian Capital Territory [N], New South Wales [N], Queensland [N], South Australia [N], Tasmania [I], Victoria [N], Western Australia [I]. INDIAN OCEAN [I]: Mauritius. INDIAN SUBCONTINENT [C]: India (Tamil Nadu). NORTH AMERICA [I] (California). PACIFIC OCEAN [I]: New Zealand. SOUTH AMERICA [I]: Chile
Abbreviations: [I - Introduced, C - Cultivated, N - Native].

TYPE INFORMATION

Type Designation. Holotype: cultivated in 1812 at Montpellier botanic garden, France (G-DC). Source. Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (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).
  • 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
  • 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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Source: Hassan & Hamdy (2021: 12)

Notes: This species was introduced to Egypt in the 19th century, under the name A. armata; it is now cultivated as an ornamental tree in historical gardens

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Source: Ross (1975: 466, as Acacia armata)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

Notes: Possibly native in ACT

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Fl. Australia 11A: 593 (2001)

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Source: Polhill (1990, as Acacia armata, reference cited in Roskov et al. 2005)

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Source: Chakrabarty & Gangopadhyay (1996: 628, as Acacia armata)

Notes: Cultivated on hills of Tamil Nadu

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Source: Isely (1998)

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Source: Webb et al. (1988)

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Source: Marticorena & Quezada (1985)

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