Acacia holosericea group
Fish-poison Wattle
Type | Description | Download |
Image: | Herbarium specimen (BPBM) | 74KB |
Southern Group: Present Makatea: | ||||||||
RR |
MG |
AT |
MK |
MT |
AK |
PL |
TK |
MN |
P |
Northern Group: | |||||
TN |
MH |
RK |
PK |
NS |
SW |
Acacia holosericea group A.Cunn. ex G.Don
SYNONYMS: Acacia cole Maslin & L.Thompson; Acacia cowleana Tate; Acacia neurocarpa Cunn. ex Hook)
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); ROSIDAE; Fabales (Legumes); MIMOSACEAE. COMMENT: Acacia holosericea was split in 1992 into 4 taxonomic specific entities (Maslin & Thompson, 1992): Acacia holosericea stricto sensu. (tetraploid, 2n = 52); Acacia neurocarpa (diploid, 2n = 26); Acacia colei (hexaploid, 2n = 78, presumed hybrid Acacia neurocapa x Acacia cowlena); and Acacia cowleana (tetraploid, 2n = 52).
SIGNIFICANCE NOTES -
POSITIVE SIGNIFICANCE: Forestry. Comments: Trialled on Mangaia in 1992.
Vouchers:
Mangaia: of the 4 species defined in 1992 is is not known which was introduced to the Cook Islands.
References:
None recorded.
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM04b
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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