Acacia anadenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the Chesterton Range National Park in south-east Queensland. It is a shrub with bipinnate leaves with 2 to 4 leaflets, spherical heads of 18 to 24 flowers, and linear or slightly curved pods up to about 90 mm (3.5 in) long.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. anadenia
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Description
editAcacia anadenia is a shrub that typically grows to a height of about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and has ribbed and hairy branchlets. Its leaves are bipinnate on a petiole 5–11 mm (0.20–0.43 in) long, with 2 pairs of pinnae 22–40 mm (0.87–1.57 in) long each with 7 to 11 narrowly oblong pinnules 4–9 mm (0.16–0.35 in) long and 1.5–2.2 mm (0.059–0.087 in) wide. The flowers are borne in racemes mostly 25–30 mm (0.98–1.18 in) long with up to 10 spherical heads on a peduncle 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long, each head with 18 to 24 flowers. Flowering commences in late August and the pods are leathery and strongly constricted between the seeds. The seeds are 70–75 mm (2.8–3.0 in) long and 3.0–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
editAcacia anadenia was first formally described in 2019 by Leslie Pedley in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected in Chesterton Range National Park.[3][4] The specific epithet (anadenia) means 'without a gland', referring to the lack of glands on the specimens examined.[3]
Distribution
editThis species of Acacia is only known from Chesterton Range National Park.[2][3]
Conservation status
editAcacia anadenia is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Acacia anadenia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b Maslin, Bruce R. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Acacia anadenia". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Pedley, Leslie (2019). "Notes on Acacia Mill. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), chiefly from Queensland, 6". Austrobaileya. 10 (3): 303–304. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Acacia anadenia". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Acacia anadenia". Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science. Retrieved 23 July 2024.