Acacia trudgeniana (common name - Trudgen's wattle) is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to a small area in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.[1]

Acacia trudgeniana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. trudgeniana
Binomial name
Acacia trudgeniana
Occurrence data from AVH

Taxonomy

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It was first described by Bruce Maslin in 2008,[2][3] and was named for Malcolm Trudgen, who first drew Maslin's attention to its existence.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Acacia trudgeniana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ "Acacia trudgeniana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ a b Maslin, B.R.; van Leeuwen, S (2008). "New taxa of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) and notes on other species from the Pilbara and adjacent desert regions of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 18: 180–183, Fig. 11.