Species Acacia saligna
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There aren’t any identifications of Acacia saligna.
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 saligna:
From the Latin ‘saligna’ / ‘salignus’ meaning ‘relating to willows’
Scientific name:
Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L. Wendl.
Common names:
Port Jackson
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Unknown
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Protologue:
Commentatio de Acaciis aphyllis (Comm. Acac. Aphyll. 4: 26 (1820)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1820
Resprouting shrub to 6 m. Phyllodes oblong-lanceolate, with 1 central longitudinal vein. Flowers in globose heads, yellow. Pods flat, constricted between the seeds. Aug.--Oct. Coastal and lowland fynbos, NW, SW, AP, LB, SE (Australian weed).
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Acacia saligna.
