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.]
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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]
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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]