Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia catenulata subsp. occidentalis Maslin , legitimate, scientific
Maslin, B.R. & van Leeuwen, S. (21 August 2008), New taxa of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) and notes on other species from the Pilbara and adjacent desert regions of Western Australia. Nuytsia 18: 145-149, Fig. 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 24 km west-south-west of The Governor, Hamersley Ranges, 26 September 1997, M. Trudgen 18388 (holo: PERTH 06695582; iso: K).
common name: Western Bendee [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Text: "... the typical subspecies is called Bendee in Queensland. Some Pilbara collectors have referred to this taxon as Black Mulga but this common name is used for a number of Australian Wattles."
Maslin, B.R., van Leeuwen, S. & Reid, J. (2010), Wattles of the Pilbara: - [secondary reference]
common name: Western Bendee [n/a]
  • Etymology: "The subspecies name is derived from the Latin occidentalis (west, western) in allusion to the geographic location of this taxon relative to the typical subspecies."