The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Acacia spongolitica
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Rosanae(superordo)
- Fabales(ordo)
- Fabaceae(fam.)
- Acacia(gen.)
- spongolitica(sp.)
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Type: "Near West River Crossing, Western Australia, 11 Sept 1966, K.R.Newbey 2472 (holo: PERTH; iso: BRI, CANB, K, MEL, PERTH)."
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Etymology: "The specific epithet, proposed by the collector of the type material, refers to the substrate common for the species, very often soil derived from spongolite, a sedimentary rock rich in sponge spicules."
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APC Dist.: WA