Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia perpusilla 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]:
572-575, Figs 2A (map), 11
APC
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
King Edward River, Theda Station, North Kimberley, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 1 May 2008, M.D. Barrett MDB 2224 (holo: PERTH 08103046; iso: CANB, BRI, DNA, K, MEL, NSW, PERTH 08455449).
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia sp. King Edward River (M.D.Barrett MDB 2224) WA Herbarium
[n/a]
common name:
King Edward River Wattle
[n/a]
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Etymology:
"The botanical name is derived from the Latin pusillus (very small) modified by the suffix per- (very) in allusion to the small 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. King Edward River (M.D.Barrett MDB 2224) WA Herbarium
[n/a]