Acacia didyma is a shrub or small tree which is native to Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 metres and 4 metres in height and flowers from August to October (late winter to mid spring) in its native range.[1]
| Acacia didyma | |
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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. didyma
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia didyma | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Description edit
It occurs on East Wallabi Island in the Houtman Abrolhos as well as scattered locations near Shark Bay including Dirk Hartog Island and Carrarang and Tamala Stations[2]
Taxonomy edit
The species was formally described in 1992 in the journal Nuytsia by Alex Chapman[3] and Bruce Maslin,[4] based on plant material collected at Shark Bay.[5]
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ The standard author abbreviations for Alexander Robert Chapman and Bruce Roger Maslin
References edit
- ^ "Acacia didyma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Acacia didyma ". Department of Environment and Conservation, Shire of Dalwallinu & Australian Tree Seed Centre. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Acacia didyma A.R.Chapm. & Maslin". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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