Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia cowaniana Maslin
, legitimate, scientific
[Maslin, B.R. (30 May 1990), Acacia Miscellany 4. Three new Western Australian species with affinities to A. wilhelmiana (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Section Plurinerves) from Western Australia. Nuytsia 7(2)]:
226-227
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
"Mount Caroline (eastern slopes), 21 km due SSW of Kellerberrin, Western Australia, 10 April 1986, B.R. Maslin 6015 (holo: PERTH; iso: CANB, K, NY)."
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Etymology:
"Named in honour of Richard Cowan in regognition of his major contribution to botanical bibliography through co-authorship (with F. Stafleu) of "Taxonomic Literature II" and in appreciation of the enjoyable collaboration since 1987 on the study of Australian acacias."
[Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11B]:
9, Fig. 3A-D, Map 11
[secondary reference]
common name:
Cowan's Wattle
[n/a]
[Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia]:
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[secondary reference]
common name:
Cowans Wattle
[n/a]
[Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3)]:
458
[basionym]
basionym of:
Racosperma cowanianum (Maslin) Pedley
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census]:
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[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma cowanianum (Maslin) Pedley
legitimate
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma cowanianum (Maslin) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia aff. wilhelmiana [P9] (B.R.Maslin 6015)
[n/a]