Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia abbatiana Pedley , legitimate, scientific
Pedley, L. (25 January 1999), Notes on Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) chiefly from northern Australia. Austrobaileya 5(2): 313 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland. SOUTH KENNEDY DISTRICT: Mt Abbot, 50 km W of Bowen, 20˚06'S 147˚46'E, alt. 800 m, 2 August 1992, A.R.Bean 4873 (holo: BRI; iso (n.v.): AD, BISH, HO, K, L, MEL, MO, NSW)."
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. (Mt Abbot A.R.Bean 4873) [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is formed from Latin abbas, -itis, abbot, and the suffix -ana, indicating position: a reference to Mt Abbot, the only known locality for the species."
Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001), Wattle - Acacias of Australia: - [secondary reference]
Pedley, L. (3 December 2003), A synopsis of Racosperma C.Mart. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Austrobaileya 6(3): 447 [basionym]
basionym of: Racosperma abbatianum (Pedley) Pedley legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Racosperma abbatianum (Pedley) Pedley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. (Mt Abbot A.R.Bean 4873) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld