Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia orthotropica 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: 570-572, Figs 2B (map), 10 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: north-east of Mount Trafalgar, Prince Regent Nature Reserve [National Park; Kimberley region], Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 27 January 2010, R.L. Barrett RLB 6527 (holo: PERTH 08440425; iso: CANB, DNA, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 08455430).
common name: Mt Trafalgar Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Greek words ortho- (straight or erect) and tropikos (of turning) in allusion to the phyllodes which are characteristically straight and aligned erect relative to the branchlets."
Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 45 [secondary reference]