Acacia thoma

Acacia thoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. thoma
Binomial name
Acacia thoma
Maslin

Acacia thoma is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to an area in the Mid West, Goldfields and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.[1]

The multi-stemmed and obconic shrub crowns sparse to sub-dense and typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3.5 metres (5 to 11 ft) with a width of 1.5-to-3.5-metre (4.9 to 11.5 ft). Bark on the upper branches is smooth and grey but becomes rough and longitudinally fissured at the base.[2]

The plant is named for Emil Thoma, a Botanical Advisor with Rio Tinto Iron Ore, who assisted Maslin and provided samples and information on the species.[2]

See also

List of Acacia species

References

  1. "Acacia thoma". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. 1 2 "Acacia thoma Factsheet". Worldwidewattle. 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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