Acacia amentifera

Acacia amentifera is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to parts of northern Australia.

Acacia amentifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. amentifera
Binomial name
Acacia amentifera

The shrub has angled branchlets with resinous ribs. The phyllodes appear in groups of three to five per node and have an obliquely oblong-elliptic to oblong-oblanceolate shape with a length of 6 to 10 mm (0.24 to 0.39 in) and a width of 1 to 2.5 mm (0.039 to 0.098 in).

The species is known in the upper catchment of the Victoria River in the Northern Territory.[1]

See also

List of Acacia species

References

  1. "Acacia amentifera". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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