Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia obtriangularis 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: 567-570, Figs 2A (map), 9 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Lawley River [Kimberley region], Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 29 March 2010, R.L. & M.D. Barrett RLB 6800 (holo: PERTH 08440468; iso: CANB, BRI, DNA, K, MEL, NSW, NY, PERTH 08365237).
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Lawley River (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 6800) [n/a] common name: Lawley River Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Latin triangularis (triangular), modified by the prefix ob- (reversed-), in allusion to the shape of the phyllodes."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 51 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Lawley River (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 6800) [n/a]