Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia diastemata Maslin, M.D.Barrett & R.L.Barrett , legitimate, scientific
Maslin, B.R., Barrett, M.D. & Barrett, R.L. (21 November 2013), A baker's dozen of new wattles highlights significant Acacia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) diversity and endemism in the north-west Kimberley region of Western Australia. Nuytsia 23: 555-558, Figs 2B (map), 5 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: east of Mount Trafalgar [Kimberley region], Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 25 January 2007, R.L. Barrett & M.D. Barrett RLB 3939 (holo: PERTH 07766866; iso: CANB, K, MEL, NSW, DNA).
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Prince Regent River (R.L. & M.D.Barrett 3939) [n/a] common name: Sandstone Pavement Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is the plural of the Greek diastema (an interval, space between), in allusion to the distinct spaces between the flowers and flower clusters, producing interrupted spikes. It is used here as a noun in apposition."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 52 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Prince Regent River (R.L. & M.D.Barrett 3939) [n/a]