Acacia strongylophylla

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Acacia
Species: Acacia strongylophylla
Name

Acacia strongylophylla F.Muell., 1874
Synonyms

Racosperma strongylophyllum (F.Muell.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia strongylophylla

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Mueller, F.v. 1872–1874. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 8. 304 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. : 8(69): 226.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia strongylophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia strongylophylla. Published online. Accessed: Aug 15 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia strongylophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia strongylophylla – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names
English: Round-leaf Wattle

Acacia strongylophylla, commonly known as round-leaf wattle, is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to central Australia.

Description

The erect, glabrous, spinescent and straggly shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft).[1] The yellowish-green to reddish-brown branchlets are slightly flattened and have smooth thin brown coloured bark.[2] The evergreen flat dull phyllodes have a rhomboid-orbicular shape and are up to 2 centimetres (0.8 in) in length and width and have one prominent major vein.[2] It blooms between June and October forming yellow flowers.[1] The simple axillary flower-spikes are usually solitary or occur in pairs and have large spherical deep golden-yellow flower-heads. Following flowering brown seed pods form that have an oblong shape and are around 8 cm (3 in) in length and 12 millimetres (0.472 in) wide. The pods are flat but raised over each seed.[2] The hard shiny black-brown[3] seeds have an ovoid shape and are about 5 mm (0.197 in) with a width of around 3.5 mm (0.138 in).[2]
Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1874 in the work Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. It was reclassified as Racosperma strongylophyllum by Leslie Pedley in 1987 but was transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2001.[4]

The species name is taken from the Greek words strongylos meaning round and phyllon meaning a leaf referring to the shape of the leaves on the plant.[2]

A. strongylophylla is a part of the Acacia pyrifolia group but can be distinguished by the non-racemose inflorescences.[3]
Distribution

It is native to arid desert areas in the north western South Australia, southern Northern Territory[2] and the north eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia.[1] It is found along watercourses,[3] on rocky hillsides and valley floors and walls growing in shallow red sandy soils.[2] It is usually a part of tall shrubland communities with other Acacia and Eucalyptus species.[3]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia strongylophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia strongylophylla (Leguminosae) Round-leaf Wattle". Seeds of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
"Acacia strongylophylla". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
"Acacia strongylophylla F.Muell. Round-Leaf Wattle". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 October 2018.