Acacia stictophylla, also known as Dandenong Range cinnamon wattle, is a species of Acacia that is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[1] The species was first formally described in the botanical journal Muelleria in 2009.[1] Previous to this it was included in the species Acacia leprosa and was often referred to as the "Dandenong Range variant".[1] It is listed as "Rare in Victoria" on the Department of Sustainability and Environment's Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria.[2]

Acacia stictophylla
Acacia stictophylla, Dandenong Ranges, Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. stictophylla
Binomial name
Acacia stictophylla
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Acacia leprosa (Dandenong Range variant)
  • Acacia leprosa var. elongata Guilf. nom. inval.
  • Acacia leprosa var. Reclinata (B.R.Maslin 5868) Vic. Herbarium
  • Acacia leprosa (second variant)

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Acacia stictophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ^ "Advisory List of Rare Or Threatened Plants In Victoria - 2005". Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria). Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.