Acacia spania, also known as western rosewood,[1] is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to north eastern Australia.
| Western rosewood | |
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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. spania
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia spania | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Description
editThe single stemmed tree that can grow to a height of around 15 metres (49 ft) and has iron type style bark. The glabrous and angular branchlets have a light brown colour and are usually scurfy. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The glabrous and evergreen phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to elliptic shape and are flat and straight to slightly curved. The phyllodes have a length of 2 to 4.5 cm (0.79 to 1.77 in) and a width of 6 to 18 mm (0.24 to 0.71 in). The grey green to blue-green are quite stiff phyllodes and have three to five main longitudinal nerves.[2] It blooms between August and September[1] producing cylindrical flower-spikes that are 2 to 5 cm (0.79 to 1.97 in) in length[2] containing bright yellow to lemon yellow coloured flowers.[1]
Distribution
editIt is found in a small area of inland east-central Queensland mostly from a couple of localities around Emerald where it is situated in red soils often present as dense stands as a part of woodland communities where it is often associated with species of Eucalyptus[2] and other species of Acacia. The tree is usually found among rocky sandstone ridges and on hills in sandy to loamy soils at altitudes of 400 to 600 m (1,300 to 2,000 ft) over an area of around approximately 205,000 km2 (79,000 sq mi) from north of Aramac to about Roma in the south.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Acacia spania". Species Profile. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Acacia spania". WorldWideWattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 3 February 2020.