Acacia trudgeniana (common name - Trudgen's wattle) is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to a small area in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.[1]
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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. trudgeniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia trudgeniana | |
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Taxonomy
editIt was first described by Bruce Maslin in 2008,[2][3] and was named for Malcolm Trudgen, who first drew Maslin's attention to its existence.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Acacia trudgeniana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Acacia trudgeniana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Maslin, B.R.; van Leeuwen, S (2008). "New taxa of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) and notes on other species from the Pilbara and adjacent desert regions of Western Australia" (PDF). Nuytsia. 18: 180–183, Fig. 11.