Acacia penninervis

Acacia penninervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. penninervis
Binomial name
Acacia penninervis
DC.
Synonyms
  • Acacia impressa Lindl.
  • Acacia penninervis Sieber
  • Acacia penninervis DC. var. impressa (Lindl.)Domin
  • Racosperma penninerve (DC.)Pedley[1]
  • Acacia impressa Lindl.[2]

Acacia penninervis, commonly known as hickory wattle, mountain hickory, or blackwood,[3] is a perennial shrub or tree 2–8m high,[4] which is native to Australia.

Its uses include environmental management.[1] The tannin content of the bark is approximately 18%.[5]

It occurs in the Australian states of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, and as an introduced species on New Zealand's North Island and South Island.[6][1] The variety A. p. var. penninervis occurs in the same Australian states of Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.[7] The variety A. p. var. longiracemosa occurs in coastal districts of southern Queensland, and northern New South Wales.[8]

Varieties

References

  1. 1 2 3 ILDIS LegumeWeb
  2. ↑ "Synonyms of mountain-hickory (Acacia penninervis)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Common names for mountain-hickory (Acacia penninervis)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ↑ PlantNet
  5. ↑ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1884). Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or naturalization. Detroit, Michigan: George S. Davis. p. 7.
  6. ↑ "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results: Acacia penninervis Sieber ex DC.". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  7. ↑ "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results: Acacia penninervis Sieber ex DC. var. penninervis". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
  8. ↑ "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results: Acacia penninervis var. longiracemosa Domin". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
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