Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia genistifolia subsp. attenuata A.T.Webb , legitimate, scientific
Webb, A., Ohlsen, D. & Walsh, N. (3 May 2021), A phenetic analysis of morphological variation in Acacia genistifolia (Fabaceae subf. Mimosoideae), with recognition of three subspecies. Muelleria 39: 123-124 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: AUSTRALIA. Victoria. Gippsland, Raymond Island, 14 km south-east of Bairnsdale, 37° 55’ S, 147° 45'E, 27.ix.1992, I. Crawford 1890 (holo: MEL 1616952, iso: CANB, PERTH."
taxonomic synonym: Acacia cuspidata var. longifolia Benth. legitimate
  • Etymology: "From the Latin attenuatus, meaning narrowed and elongated, in reference to the long, thin phyllodes typical of this subspecies."