Species Acacia mearnsii
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acacia:
Gk. akakia (a-kakos) = not good. Gk. ake, akis = a sharp point; probably refers to the spines (stipules) that are typical in many of these genera. The name given by early Greek botanistphysician Pedanius Dioscorides (c 40–90) to the Egyptian thorn, Vachellia nilotica, for its medicinal properties. However, this name remains controversial, and Southern African ‘Acacias’ are divided into two genera.
Etymology of mearnsii:
From the English ‘mearnsii’ / ‘Mearns’ meaning ‘commemorating a botanist of this name’
Scientific name:
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Common names:
Black Wattle
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Pl. Bequaert. 3: 61 (1925)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1925
Tree to 15 m. Leaves bipinnate, dark green, with numerous raised glands on midvein. Flowers in globose heads, yellow. Pods flat, constricted between the seeds. Aug.--Nov. Watercourses, forests, roadsides, NW, SW, AP, KM, LB, SE (Australian weed).
Observations of Taxon
Acacia mearnsii
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Acacia mearnsii
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
05/10/2019 - 2:52pm
Acacia mearnsii
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
28/11/2014 - 12:46pm
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