Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia prolata 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: 581-584, Figs 2A (map), 14 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: 'Thedachloa Flat' (informal name), east of Bachsten Camp, south edge of Prince Regent Nature Reserve [National Park; Kimberley region], Western Australia, 26 March 2010, M.D. & R.L. Barrett RLB 6699 (holo: PERTH 08427879; iso: BRI, CANB, DNA, K, MEL, NSW).
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. Mt Agnes (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 4053) WA Herbarium [n/a] common name: Gardner Plateau Whorled Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from the Latin prolatus (extended, elongated) in allusion to the long, ±setose mucro 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. Mt Agnes (R.L.Barrett & M.D.Barrett RLB 4053) WA Herbarium [n/a]