Acacia multisiliqua
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Acacia multisiliqua | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. multisiliqua |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia multisiliqua | |
 | |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia multisiliqua is a shrub or tree of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to northern Australia.
The spindly shrub or slender tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft)[3] that has a prostrate habit in open coastal situation. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The leathery and evergreen phyllodes have an oblong-elliptic to narrowly elliptic shape that is usually incurved a little. The phyllodes have a length of 3 to 7 cm (1.2 to 2.8 in) and a width of 4 to 10 mm (0.16 to 0.39 in) and have one to three longitudinal main veins with a few others that are more obscure.[4] It blooms from February to August and produces yellow flowers.[3] The simple inflorescences present as spherical flower-heads with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) containing 25 to 40 golden colured flowers. The chartaceous seed pods that form after flowering are linear but raised over and constricted between each of the seeds. The pods have a length of up to around 6.5 cm (2.6 in) and a width of 3 to 7 mm (0.12 to 0.28 in). The dull black seeds inside have an elliptic to oblong-elliptic shape with a length of 4.5 to 5.5 mm (0.18 to 0.22 in) and a club shaped aril.[4]
Taxonomy
The plant is allied with Acacia burrana, Acacia complanata and Acacia simsii.[4]