Acacia cuthbertsonii is a perennial shrub or tree native to arid parts of inland and northwestern Australia.[3]
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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. cuthbertsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia cuthbertsonii | |
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| Range of Acacia cuthbertsonii | |
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Acacia cuthbertsoni Luehm.[2] | |
Description
editThe shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 m (3 ft 3 in to 16 ft 5 in) and has a bushy and gnarled habit and has fissured, flaky bark. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The silvery evergreen phyllodes have an elliptic to linear shape and can be straight to slightly incurved. The pungent, subrigid phyllodes have a length of 3 to 11 cm (1.2 to 4.3 in) and a width of 1 to 20 mm (0.04 to 0.79 in). When it blooms between January or April to December,[4] it produces simple inflorescences that are found in pairs in the axils. The flower-spikes are 10 to 34 mm (0.4 to 1.3 in) in length and have a diameter of 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) with golden flowers. The woody glabrous seed pods that form after flowering have a narrowly oblong to linear shape with a length of around 14 cm (5.5 in) and a width 11 to 22 mm (0.4 to 0.9 in) that dry to become yellowish and wrinkled. The dull, brown seeds within have a broadly elliptic to subcircular shape and are 7.5 to 9 mm (0.3 to 0.4 in) in length.[5]
Distribution
editThe species is found in drier areas of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. It is found in a variety of situations including on stony rises, gibber plains, and along creeks and drainage lines where it grows in stony sandy or loamy soils.[4]
Uses
editThe plant is used as an analgesic,[6] in particular, for headaches and toothaches,[7] by Aboriginal Australians of the Northern Territory. The wood is used to make splints to treat bone fractures.[8] Certain parts of the tree are used to make bandages.[9]
Subspecies
edit- Acacia cuthbertsonii subsp. cuthbertsonii
- Acacia cuthbertsonii subsp. linearis
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Acacia cuthbertsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T146626777A146626779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146626777A146626779.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "ILDIS". International Legume Database & Information Service. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Acacia cuthbertsonii Luehm". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Acacia cuthbertsonii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Acacia cuthbertsonii". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Analgesic Plants Archived April 23, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Australian New Crops Newsletter
- ^ Sydney Exotic Plants Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ABRS Flora of Australia Online
- ^ Peile, Anthony Rex (1997). Body and Soul: An Aboriginal View. Hesperian Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-85905-233-7.