Acacia maitlandii
| Acacia maitlandii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. maitlandii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia maitlandii F. Muell. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia maitlandi F.Muell. ex Benth. | |
Acacia maitlandii, also known as Maitland's wattle, is a perennial tree native to Australia. It has an open and spindly habit, with a height between 0.7 - 3.0 metres. Flowers are yellow and occur sometime between May and October. The favoured soil type is red sand, or stony ground, the habitat is sandy or stony plains, and on hills.[2]
The species was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1863.[3] The plant is named for an early European explorer of Australia's Northwest, Maitland Brown, who collect the type specimen.[4]
Acacia maitlandii is found in northern regions of all mainland states of Australia, except Victoria,[4] and is not considered to be threatened with extinction.[2]
Uses
The species is used to make boomerangs and spearthrowers, the gum produced is edible. The tree is called Garrga in the languages of the Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma people.[5] The seeds have been identified, analysed, and monitored, as a 'wild harvested Australian indigenous food', by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. The product is found to very high in fats, over half by weight.[6]
References
- ↑ "Acacia maitlandii F.Muell. ( as `Maitlandi' )". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- 1 2 "Acacia maitlandii F.Muell.". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ↑ Mueller, F.J.H. von (1863), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 3(22): 46 Type: "In planitiebus lapidosis ad montes Hammersly Range legit Maitl. Brown sub expeditione Francisci Gregorii."(APNI)
- 1 2 P.G. Kodela (2002). "Acacia maitlandii F.Muell.". New South Wales flora online. National Herbarium of New South Wales.
...named after Maitland Brown
- ↑ Burndud (1990). Wanggalili; Yinjibarndi and Ngarluma Plants. Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation. p. 17.
- ↑ "Acacia Maitlandii, Seed". NUTTAB 2006 Online Version. Food Standards Australia New Zealand. 2007-04-26.
Food ID: 15A10116
External links
Data related to Acacia maitlandii at Wikispecies