Acacia leprosa
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Acacia leprosa
| Cinnamon Wattle | |
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| An Acacia leprosa tree found at Longwood Gardens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. leprosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia leprosa Sieber ex DC. |
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Acacia leprosa, also known as Cinnamon Wattle, is an acacia native to Australia. It occurs in woodland in New South Wales and Victoria. It occurs as a hardy shrub or small tree. The phyllodes (a modified flat leaf-like structure arising through an expanded petiole replacing the leaf blade) are 3-14 cm long and contain oil glands. The lemon-yellow flowers occur as globular heads in clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit is flat seed pod.
A number of varieties are currently recognised within the species including:[1]
- A. leprosa var. crassipoda Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Pyrenees Range, Victoria
- A. leprosa var. graveolens Maslin & D.J.Murphy - formerly known as Acacia verniciflua (Southern variant), type: Gippsland Lakes
- A. leprosa Sieber ex DC. var. leprosa
- A. leprosa var. magna Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Cape Otway, Victoria
- A. leprosa var. uninervia Maslin & D.J.Murphy, formerly known as A. leprosa (large phyllode variant), type: near Healesville, Victoria
Former varieties include:
- A. leprosa var. binervis F.Muell., currently included in Acacia verniciflua
- A.leprosa var. tenuifolia Benth. also known as A. leprosa (Seymour variant), currently included in Acacia verniciflua
- A. leprosa (Dandenong Range variant), A. leprosa var. elongata Guilf. [nom. inval.] or A. leprosa var. Reclinata, currently known as Acacia stictophylla
The cultivar Acacia leprosa 'Scarlet Blaze' is the only Australian wattle to have red inflorescences (all the rest are yellow or cream-colored, except for Acacia purpureapetala, which has purple flowers). It was discovered northeast of Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and released commercially in 2001.
Cultivation
The species prefers a well drained sunny or lightly shaded situation. Propagation is by pretreated seeds or cuttings.[2]
References
- ^ "Acacia leprosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Acacia+leprosa. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "Acacia leprosa". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). http://anpsa.org.au/a-lepr.html. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
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- http://www.anbg.gov.au/federation-flora/vic-scarlet-blaze/
- http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/horticulture/scarlet_blaze
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