Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia synantha 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: 562-564, Figs 2A (map), 7 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: east of Mount Trafalgar, Prince Regent River, north-west Kimberley, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 25 January 2007, R.L. & M.D. Barrett RLB 3947 (holo: PERTH 07924933; iso: K, CANB, MEL).
common name: Sandstone Synchronous Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Greek, syn- (together) and anthos (flower) in allusion to the synchronous development of phyllodes and inflorescences on the expanding new shoots."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 45 [secondary reference]