Acacia jibberdingensis Maiden & Blakely

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Usually a shrub or small tree 2–4 m tall. Branchlets ±angled and appressed-puberulous at least at nodes. Phyllodes patent to ascending, linear, straight to slightly curved, flat to terete, 15–32 cm long, 1–1.5 mm diam. or to 4 mm wide (flat form), acuminate, coriaceous, glabrous except margins commonly fimbriolate apically, prominently 8-nerved in all, 3-nerved per face when flat. Inflorescences simple, commonly 1 per axil; peduncles 6–11 mm long, appressed-puberulous; spikes 20–35 mm long, 6 mm diam., golden; bracteoles spathulate. Flowers 4-merous; sepals ½ to fully united. Pods submoniliform, to 21 cm long, 5–7 mm wide, thinly coriaceous, glabrous. Seeds longitudinal, broadly elliptic, 4.5–5.5 mm long, glossy, black; areole pitted; aril formed of two loops of fleshy funicle.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Grows mostly in granitic loamy sand near granite outcrops, usually in scrub and shrubland.
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Grows mostly in granitic loamy sand near granite outcrops, usually in scrub and shrubland.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible pods seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Acacia jibberdingensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Acacia jibberdingensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470625-1
WFO ID wfo-0000202991
COL ID 8PFV
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Acacia jibberdingensis Racosperma jibberdingense