Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia myrtifolia (Sm.) Willd. , legitimate, scientific
Willdenow, C.L. (April 1806), Species Plantarum Edn. 4, 4(2): 1054 BHL [comb. nov.]
basionym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate
Loddiges, C., Loddiges, G. & Loddiges, W. (1823), The Botanical Cabinet 8: No. 772 [secondary reference]
common name: Mytrle-leaved Acacia [n/a]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 12 [secondary reference]
Bentham, G. (5 October 1864), Flora Australiensis 2: 376 BHL [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 78 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 45 [secondary reference]
Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 42 BHL [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 110 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 158 [secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 40 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 280, Fig. 133 A [secondary reference]
Ewart, A.J. (1925), Handbook of Forest Trees for Victorian Foresters: 165, Pl. LXXIII [secondary reference]
common name: Myrtle Acacia [n/a]
Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 414, Fig. 562A [secondary reference]
Curtis, W.M. (1956), The Student's Flora of Tasmania 1: 124 [secondary reference]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 225 [secondary reference]
Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1975), Angiospermae: Ranunculaceae to Myrtaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania Edn. 2, 1: 128 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate
Pedley, L. (29 February 1980), A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3): 258 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phyllodoce myrtifolia (Sm.) Link legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cuparilla myrtifolia (Sm.) Raf. legitimate misapplication: Acacia amoena H.L.Wendl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 489
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 149 [secondary reference]
Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 367 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 87 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata R.Br. legitimate
Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2: 380 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma myrtifolium (Sm.) Mart. nom. illeg. common name: Red-stemmed Wattle [n/a]
Maslin, B.R. & Cowan, R.S. (14 June 1994), C.F.Meissner's species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae): typification of the names. Nuytsia 9(3): 409 [secondary reference]
Maslin, B.R. (11 January 1995), Acacia Miscellany 12. Acacia myrtifolia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Phyllodineae) and its allies in Western Australia. Nuytsia 10(1): 96-99 BHL [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phyllodoce myrtifolia (Sm.) Link legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cuparilla myrtifolia (Sm.) Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mimosa marginata (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia trigona A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. angustata Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pawlikowskyana Ohlend. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia var. major Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. brevifolia Regel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. normalis Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. angustifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia acutifolia Maiden & Blakely legitimate common name: Red Stem Wattle [n/a] common name: Myrtle wattle [n/a]
Entwisle, T.J., Maslin, B.R., Cowan, R.S. & Court, A.B. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Mimosaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 641, Fig. 129c [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate common name: Myrtle Wattle [n/a]
Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001), Flora of Australia 11A: 439-440, Plate 37, Fig. 52M-Q, Map 284 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Phyllodoce myrtifolia (Sm.) Link legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cuparilla myrtifolia (Sm.) Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mimosa marginata (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia trigona A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. angustata Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pawlikowskyana Ohlend. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia var. major Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. brevifolia Regel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. normalis Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. angustifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia var. angustifolia (Benth.) W.Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia acutifolia Maiden & Blakely legitimate misapplication: Acacia amoena H.L.Wendl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 489 common name: Red-stemmed Wattle [n/a] common name: Red Stem Wattle [n/a] common name: Myrtle Wattle [n/a] common name: South Australian Silver Wattle [n/a]
Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]
Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 461 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma myrtifolium (Sm.) Mart. nom. illeg. common name: Red-stemmed Wattle [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Dicotyledons. Flora of the South West 2: 675 [secondary reference]
common name: Red Stem Wattle [n/a] common name: Myrtle Wattle [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Mimosa myrtifolia Sm. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma myrtifolium (Sm.) Mart. nom. illeg. nomenclatural synonym: Phyllodoce myrtifolia (Sm.) Link legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Cuparilla myrtifolia (Sm.) Raf. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Acacia myrtifolia (Sm.) Willd. var. myrtifolia legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Acacia myrtifolia (Sm.) Willd. f. myrtifolia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mimosa marginata (R.Br.) Poir. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia trigona A.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata R.Br. var. marginata legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. angustata Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia pawlikowskyana Ohlend. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia var. major Meisn. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia marginata var. brevifolia Regel legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. normalis Benth. nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia f. angustifolia Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia myrtifolia var. angustifolia (Benth.) W.Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia acutifolia Maiden & Blakely legitimate misapplication: Acacia amoena H.L.Wendl. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 489
  • APC Comment: In SA two varieties have been recognised until recently: A. myrtifolia var. angustifolia and var. myrtifolia, but their status is currently under review. Elsewhere varieties are not distinguished.
  • APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 55, 56 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma myrtifolium (Sm.) Mart. nom. illeg.