Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia castorum Pedley , legitimate, scientific
Pedley, L. (23 August 2019), Notes on Acacia Mill. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), chiefly from Queensland, 6. Austrobaileya 10(3): 297-298, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Queensland. LEICHHARDT DISTRICT: Mt Castor, Gemini Mountain section of Peak Downs National Park, 15 January 2001, R. Fairfax & D. Butler 405 (holo: BRI)."
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. (D.W.Butler 98) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet castorum is the plural genitive of the Latin noun castor and is a noun in apposition. It is alludes to being 'of the Castor twins' or the mountains named after them. The half twins Castor and Pollux of Greek and Roman mythology are referred to in Latin as the Gemini or Castores."
Brown, G.K. & Bostock, P.D. (December 2019), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2018 to 2019. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2019: 10 [secondary reference]