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'sharply pungcnt'refers to onelltat lcadily pierccsthe skin wlrentouched and .coarselypungent'to ons that is lesssharp.

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Taxonomy

Acacia cayealisR.S. Corvan &.Mrslin,.rp riol

Frutexhumilis, :r viscidus,0.3 0.7(I ) nl tllus, 0.5-l .3 rncxprnsus. Cortex cincrcus, levis praeter basimexasperatus. Ratnuli lrachnoidco torncntulosi scd pubibusimplicitis. Stipulacpersistentes, angustctrirngulares ad subulata,],0.75 2.2 rn m longae.Phy liod ia linearia,plana ad subteretia, abrupte obtusaet mucronato-pungcntia,l0-35 nlln longa,1 Ltl Inm lata,rrtione horurnl4 23, subrigicla, patcntiaad ascendantitPrnctcl aliqLl n(lo ::: r'cc linrta, in tcr nc|vosinitio arachnoidco-tomentulosa scd t glabrescentia,norv is p'in c ipalibus ll prrallclisvaldc clcv.tis, glandc inconspicua, L5-2.5 mm super basem.Pcdunculi 7-12 rnnrl.ngi.2 in cluoclucaxilla, gl.bri vcl spiuseminuto pubcruli. capitula globulalia, au'ca, 3.5-5 nrm cliam..lloLibus (9)12 lll. Floros pentamcri. Scpalalongitudine l/3-2/3 pct;rlip,,nas aoqLr Dtia, discfota, spathulatil ad spathularolinearia,ciliata. petalal/2-3/4- connata,glabra. Lcgumcnlinolilc, lticonvcxurn scd non cons0.iotulD, l0-45 tnm longum,3_3.5mm Iatum,lignosurn, rrcuatun, rninutc pubclulun vcl ghblurn, sccus suturas rcsjnosurn, oinerco-brunneurn. Seminalongitudinllia, lrtc cllipsoidcu.2.5 nrnrlonga, 2 rnrnlirllt, rnaculata, arillo subtcrminali. galcato.

Typrs. ArrowsnrithLrl

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aliquandopru inosum. Scm in a longitudinalia,late ellipsoidea, 2.5-3 mm longa,L5-2 mm lata,nitida, maculosa.

Typus.near Three Splings fplecise locality withhcld lor conservationrcasonsl, Westem Australia, I September1976, B.R. MctslitL 42'7'7 (ho1o. Plllt'fH 00197238;Lso. BRl, CANB, K, MEL, MO, NSW, NY).

Hamh,dense, intricately branch ed s/rrrD 0.5 2rntall, l-3 m wide,compact and t roundedin open, exposcdsitcs, somcwhiit spincJly in cJcnscsclub, 1cw-many-branched at groundlevel. Bark grey, fibrousand fissuredon rrain sterrs.snrooth on br^nchcs.RranchlelJ tercte, g]abrous, often lightly pruinoseat ribbccltips. Ncw shootspurpic-rcd ancl pluinose. Stipules rigid and spinoseor thin and subulatc,0.8 3 rnm1ong, stlaight, glabrous, pungent or not,pclsislcnt. P/ryllode,r acicular, normally centinuouswith branchlctsbul not lbfrningcrulinc wings,scssilc, tereto b l'lat,(17)20 30(50)mm long,0.7-l mm diam.,figid, patent1o stiotrgly rcl-lcxcd or asccnding,stlaight or shallowlyrecurved, glabrous,glccn to subglaucous(conspicuously glaucous when yovng)ilongituditlctl nerves 8,3 pcr faccwhcn11at,promincnt, raisccl(at lcaslwlrcndfy), nirrrowand wi{h dislant inter-space between each ncrvo;a/rer narrowcdto a straight,r'i-erd. sha|ply pungent brown point; puLvinus absont. Clar.rf not prominent,on uppoIsurlaco ol phyllodocilhcr ncar basc ol arounclrniddlr: and located belowjunction of2adaxialnorvos, sornctir)1cs iibsont. /i rfi'.)i.,r.c/r.c sirnplc, Ipcr|.xil peduncLes(8)|0-|5(20)rnm long, glabrous;lusul ltruds 2, Pcfsistcnt,scnici|cular, euoullato, c. 1.5 ntm long, glabrous,dark, sometimespruinosc, onr,: largor brrot subtcndingpodunclo, thc othcr srnallcrone subtcndinga vcgctativobud. //zarl.rglobulrir', plolilic, blight li-rhtgoldcn,4-5 rnmdiam. (dry), l4 27-flowercd; bracteolc];spathulatc, acutc or-oblLrsc, nhout siLnc sizo tnd shapcas scpals or tnuchbroader, exsertcd or no( in maturcblrds. /i/oircr,r'-5rncrous; ,tcpcrl.r l/2lcngth ol pc(rls,lloo, sprthul tc or narrowly spathulato,t pu bcru lous;7rcla 1.r nauow ly cllipticto oblancco latc, lioc, glablous. Ovary glabrous. Pod s (typicalsubspccics only) nrrrowly oblongto lincar,rounclod ovor scods but not or soaroolyconsl.rictgd bctwr:cn,20 40 rnrnlong,2.-5-3 nrn widc, stlonglyclrlvccl to opcnlyoncc-coilcd, glabrous, brown (purplish whcn vcly young), Iightly pluinosc, lirntly chartaccous.Sc?.fu Iongitudinal, widely eflipsoid,2.5-3 mm krng, L-5 2 nrrnwiclc, shiny, trottlcd dalk brownancl ycllowish 6rown; ureole minutc; l'uniclclililblor Lrndshort, thc lhiol(eDeclilfil a cl vato,not ibldcd,cx(cndin{ 1/2-213tlown onc sidcol seccl.

EtymoLogy.Thc spocicsis liLnrodliJr CharlcsChaprnan (1904-1988), a flrmcr who livcd ncar Winchcstor',Wcstern Ausl|rliir, rnd bccunroiDtcrr:stcd in thc local llola, cspeciallythosc he did not lecognize.Ho colleclcdcxlcrnsivoly in thc Coolowllcn nndncross to CrconHead and rnade the lirst colIili,rnr('l thrsiur\l "tlrtr ttew .1 ..ic..

AJJinities.Atacia chaTrrrarriis allicclrnt)st closely to ^. t:urnpyktphyllaBcnth. which is distinguished by itsgenerally shorlcr ( l0 20 nrrrr lon g). slforg ly rccL[-vcdphy lloclcs and by itsstraight, broader pods (4-7.5mm wido)containing h.ansverso sccds (bLrt nolo that lnaturc pods are unkn own lorA. chapmanii subsp.drr'r4lls.) Acuciucur p|Lolh:,1/./hls a sclttoreddistfibution iiom Bolgart(within the rangc of A. clutptnaniisLrbsp. austrulii) and Wyalkrlcheut south to nearCorrigin.Ar:acia chapmaniihas a supcrficial loscmblanccto A. .rri/.r.rr.r,i l/i.r A.l{. Chopnan& Maslin (Chapman& Maslin 1999)and A. wllsonliR.S. Cowan & Maslin(Cowan & Maslin 1999).

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Habitat. Growslnbrown, grey or white sandor gravel in winter-wet low heath.

Phenology.Flowering recorded in Augustand September; mature pods not colleated,but specimens with immaturepods have been collectcd in Octoberand November.

Conservationstatu' CALM ConservationCodes tbr WesternAustralian Flora: Prioritv Two.

Etymology. The subspecilicnarne a&.rtr'cllJ (southern) relers to the more southerlydistribution ofthis taxonrelative lo lhe rypicirlsuhspccics.

Affinities. Subsp.aa,rtrall.rhas a superficialrcscrnblirnce to the morc southerlydistributedA. ocelleratu Maiden& Blakelywhich occuts bctwccn Cranbrook and Ravcnsthorpe and is mostreadily distinguished by its 16-nervedphyllodes that are nol continuouswith thobranchlets, paired peduncles and undulate pods.

Acaciacolletioides Benth., LonclottJ. Bot. l:336(1842).T)pe. Harringtonplains, New SouthWales, Uune 18171,,4.Cunninglnm [405/1817 ] (hob: K; lso. BM, K).

Acacia nyssophylLaF. Mucll., not asto lr:ctolype,as k) Lrke Gairdner,South Au stralia,B.H. Babbase QtaraLecto:MEL,PERTH- liagmcntcx MEL).

Typirtca on. At theRoyal Botan ic Caldens.Kcw, therollrc two shcetswith typematerial of thename A. colletioicles.One bcars a singlcb|anchlct and a labolin ncitherBentham's nor Cunningham's hand, givingthe type locality, Junc I 8 I 7 rs rhccollcotion dalo, and 405 as Cu nningham's collection number. '405/ The othershoet boars threc branclrlets: onc (uppcr' )cl't) has a f ield label | 8l7'; thesecond (lower left) hasno labeland may bc a sccondpiccc ol thc onc abovc;tho third is separatedby a pencilline andhas a field labelin Cunningham'shand but with neithcrdate nor collection number. In December 1966,A.B. Courtstudiod thoso Inaterials and Iabcllcd th{j third specimen(iust cired) as the holotype and all the otlrerson both shectsas isotypcs.Wc acccpthis dctermination.

Acacia donaldsoniiR.S. Cowan & Maslin.so. nor,.

Frutexvel arbor L5-5 m alta.llamu li lcrctcs,dense puberuli, dcmum resinosi. Stipulae persistentes, angustetriangulares, c. 0.5mm longae.Phy llod ia terctia, pu ngentia, pulvino indistincto, versus basem expanso,I 2 mm longo.dcnsc pubcrlrlo et albo-rcsinoso,lamina 6 14.5cm longa,1.5-2.5 mm diam., rigida, ascendentiad orccta,parce altprcsso-pubclula sed glabrcscenti,nervis 4-8, t distinctis, immersisvel lcvitcr clovatis;glandulae 2, minutae.Pedunculi 5-7 rnrnlongi, inquoque axillavulgo binati, appresso-pubcru)i.Capitula globulnria, aurea, 4 5 mm diam., floribus 30 56, bracteolis spathulatis.Flores5-meri. Sepala pctalis dimidio breviora, 2/3-314-connara, a puberula. petalaglabra. Ovariumdense albo-pubcru)um. Legumen comprcsso-moniliformc vel anguste oblongum, biconvexum, 7.5-14 cm longum,7- l0 mm latum,r'igido-ooriaceum, arcuatum. Semina longitudinalia, ellipsoidea ad obloideo-ellipsoidea,6.5 9 mm longa,4.5 5.5 mm lata,hebetato-brunnea, distincte alveolata. pleurogramma4 5 mm longa,impressa, arillo carnoso,terminali. inypas.3 km north-castofNo. I Well, WceboStation, Wesrern Australia, 9 June1988,lR.J. CranfieM 6938(liolo: PERTH01060635: lso. CANB, K, NY). 'lsoJ?tursrq pnulddtlputl oztuiola: o1p:rsucld elu e.trpuu elqtssod uoqducsspslql operu e^Eq suo11e sIH c8uejoprA\ule^osuoll.olloc llluolllpprl Ic.le^osopruI suqeq ueql 't?llll.llsn 'rt1loo31uy acurs:8861 {Fee uruorlua}le rno o11uu1deql lqfnorq ts.lljcq ucq,\\ y rrtrls:116 leau 8ur1roa,rreaur8ue SuIuIru E su,troq,!\'uospp?uoq lollqJlt\tr io.l Pculllusl sotradsmcu oqa [8olow{]g

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Affinities. Acacia donaldson.ilis superficiallyvery simiiarto, &ndcould easilybe conf'usedwith, A. gilesianaF. Mucll. but thcsetwo speoiesmay not be particularly closely relaIed,.Acacia gilesiana occursmainly in the Gibsonand Gleat Victoria Desertsand is,easilyrecognized by its glabrous branchletsand peduncles, well dcvclopcclracemes, innocuous to coarcelypungent phyllodes, peltatc bracteoles,glabrous ovary ancinon- at illate seecis.Acacia donaLAoniiialso has a superficialresemblance toA. kalgoorliensisR.S.Cowan & Masljnwhich has smaller phyllotiss (2.5-7 cm long, c. 1.5mmdiam.) with more numerous,more obvious ncrvcs (stomata evident at x I0 magnificationin thg inter-nerve spaces);it also has l'reescpals. In the srmc gcneral rrea that A. donalclsoniioccurs, there is another specieswith rigid, ascending,pungcnt phyllodes ,4.naslinianaR.S. Cowan which hasmuch more slenderphyllodes (l 1.5rrm cliarn.)with nurnerous,fine, closely spaccd longiludinal nerves, shorter peduncles(0.5 3 mm long)and narrowefpocls (3 4.5 rnmwiclc).

Acaciaformidabilis C.A. Gardnelex l{.S.Cowan & Maslin.su. nov.

Frutexdilfusus 0.25 0.(rm altus.Rarnuli pilosi ad iipprcsso-pilosi. Stipulae persistcntes, recurvo- spinosae,1.5-3 mrn longac. I'hyllodirplrrn:r,:t rn.rcrluilltclrlilcl iLnguste elliptica vel oblongo- lanceolata,longoacuminah,pungcntiu,pulvrnot.05rnmlongo.lrrninll3 25 rnmlonga,2.5-4 mm lata, rigido-corilcca,pittcnti acl asccn,.lcntr.rceurvlrtl. gilbla. gllucl, mul[incrvata,nervis arcte parallelisprominuiis, solunr Icvitcl clovrtis, glanclulis 2. Pedunculibinati,4-l0rnrrlongi,parccpilosi ad glabri, in(o[dumglauci, blactcisbasalibus pot'sistontibLrs, orassis, lato ovatis,acutis, cucullatis apprcsso-puberuJis,in(crdunr glaucis. Capitulaglobulalia, pallido-aurca vcl atro-aurca,4-5.5 mm diam., llolibus 3l-52; bllctcollc spnthuldtlc,t puborulacciliatcaquc, acutao ad acuminatae,in alabastroexsqniro, ltrc brunncirc. Irlorcs5-rncri. Sopall pctalis I 12-2/3 brcviora,discreta ad l/2-connata,Iincaria ad ilngustc spittlt u llta. Pchh 2/3-oon nata, glabla. Ovariumglabrurn. Lcgumen planum,orbiculari: acl latc oblongo-cllipticum, supra scrnint clcviltum, l2-18 rnrnlongum, l2 mm latum,ohartirooun'r, suhtilitcr fclicLr l.ltLr rn, glablunt, intcrclum rcsinosurn, ncrvis marginalibus crassis cum reticuloinlelconjuglltis. Scrninli tlansvcrsl, ovoiclca, c. 2.5 rnm longa,1.8-2 mm lal.a,maculata cum lutco-brunncaot atrl)brLrnnca: fcolir rninLlliL, Llnrbonirlfl, cxarillata.

Typas:6 milcs[9.6 kln I Dortl]-wcstol SouthurnC|oss towlirds Bulllinch, Wcstcrn Australia, I2 Aucust 197|, B.R.Muslirt 1956(hokt: PERTI-I (X) 196819; i.vr: CANB, K, NY).

Diffusc sub-sltutb0.25 0.6 rn lall, 0.3 0.5 rt wiclc. lJrunch.let.rtcrete, dcnsaly pubesccnt (hairs spreadingto rpprossod).Sllpulc,i pclsistcn t,r'ccu rvcd spinose,L 5-3 tnrn long, t appresscd-puberulous, glabresccnt,arising llon two sidcsol stonrpr{)jections boaring phyllodcs. Phyllotlest unequally narrowlyelliptic or oblong-lInccolatc,cornrnon ly thc Lrppcrmargin t shallowlyconvox and the lowcr marginstraight to shiillowlyconcavc, l3 25 mrr long,2.5 4 mm wide,rigid, coriaceous,patcnt to ascending,oflen slrrllowly lccur.vcd,glabrous, gluucous or palcgrcen;apel Iong-aouminatc, cnding in a sl.raight,rigid, b[owr], pungonl poiIt , pulvitusc. ll.5 nnlongi bngitudinalner-ues numerous, l.ine, closetogether, not lrnastoInosing. Clands2,ctnuppcrtnarginolphyllodeabouLI/3and2/3ofphyllode lengthabovc pulvinus, srrall, inconspictlous. Inllore.\cenccs sirnple, 2 pcr axil;peduncLes 4 l0 mm long,sparingfy puberulous or gltbrous,sometincs pluinose; basaL bracts persistcnt through anthesis, thick, broadlyovatc, acutcr cucullate. apprcsscd-puberulous, sometimes pruinose. Heads globular, palegolden to dcepgolden,4 5.5 rn:ncliiim.,3J-52 llowcled; bructeoles spathulate, r puberulous, ciliafe,exsertcd in buds,clark brown, thc laninzrwidely clliptic,ovate or lanceolate,concave, acutc to acuminatc. Flo rfzr.r5 - merous;repu ls I 12-213length of pctals,ffee to I /2-united,lincar to narrowly spathulate,t phbdrulousand ciliate;/ret,lr I oblanceoliltc,aoute, recurved or the tip incuNed, 2/3-united,glabrous. Orary glabrous.Pods flat, or.bicular to obJongclliptic, raised over seeds along midline, 12 18 nrm long, l2 rnm wiclc,pdpcfy, stiaight, glabrous, somctimes resinous, light brown, '(2661{sosurtol ? llEH) siolcelloJ'lupldpr^r? oia,\\ uroL[^\.lo rl]oq'uo:- srLl pulr puulr^r?H ^oUcqt '. qloqJnouoq ol uoDuelurpelqs s,roLlllrcorll sozruBott].lLtntolpuDl t^DLl , ot cFutqc aLl ,t)u1tllM)q, sumleqlrde €ql,Jo Sullleds purSuo eq;, .s.orns;uo^\. P.ll.cl:^sr lr s^loqqJrD uo 1nquotlnotlqnd s,uepreylur,s,,{ong3uo16, peyleds su,n X1r 1eco1 ed,{t oq1 1191.1.1o,{lrsorcu;ti oqt q.anorLlt HJUgd lr?sr uoncellocqcl?aJo aluJrldnp u :eci,{lolJeleLlt su uosoqc sl l(\)-N tr uonrrJocls;LIl.ri^\o11orp suottcctyduroc relulelqrssod pro,tu ol Jeproul 'uoxuteurt;s aql luesorcler 11loq qinoqtlV cnioloto-rdsrq ur ucptc1,l,{q '(Jaque^oN) '(roquloldos) palrceJe,$ SurlrruJ.rcqtoeql fuuc^\oll .uo'suonJolla)ot I uoltn4id'tJ '(696rE600 ',,\\SN't 'L 's-.lulA '.[]cloJ'.Iroppud HIUgd :onaluDcl)puDlt^DIM l 6l roqLLri^oN qtnos /\\iN s,erngBuo16,:(l,l,6t9600HJUSd'l(SN')..)irrlrrsrr:potiolis.i?Ll'u.un..dsFur.,,t\o'/!\SN.'otJal) 'u 'scp16 spuDlt^DHA'LI61 .requrotdc5 qno5 rnoy'.icc1o;'.Iroppudls..rns- js,Xons^3uo,16, .ail,{"; 'rpuDll^Dl.l '/ 'Lrcprlr V sc'(OZ6DZgl ttg salDAl l,ltn oS /^a N )oS t\oll ri.,././t t\ lun.totpuull^e q BToEJV

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Acacia latipes Benth., London J. Bot. lt 334 (1842). ?"ype: Swan River, Western Australia, J, Drunmond s.n. (ltolo: K).

Acacia striatuLa Benlh., London J. Bot. lt 336 (1842). Zype. Swan River, Western Australia, J, Drummond s.n. (ltolo: K).

Acacialatipes Benth. var. pubescc tts Meis n. ll J.C.C. Lehmann, Pl. Preiss.l: l0 (1844),synon. nov. Zype.Quangen Inear Wongarninc, E ofToodyay,c. 3 1"29'S,I l6'37'E], WesternAustralia, 20 March 1840,L. Prelss 989 (Lecto:IIY , Jide Maslin & Cowan (1994a);isoLecto: LD).

Affinities. Acacia latipe"^is most closely relatedto A. coclLleari;(Labill.) H. Wendl. Together with anotherclosefyrefated spccies-pri[-A. comanr^W.Fitzg. and A. (rdnatqF.Muell.- theycomprisethe 'l'hese informal Acacia ldtDes gro\tp. lbur sllociesare charactcrizedby having flat, sessile,pungent phyllodeswith 3 or'4 longitudinllncrvcs on crch l'acc,fiee sepals,united petals and linearpods. In thepast there has been rnuch conllsion betweenthc speoies oi cachpair and this has led to difficulties in applyingthe names.

Key to speciesof the Acacia latipes grotp

I Stipulespersistcnt. 111,4q,'1 ig.s,'ptnrrse 2 Branchletsand pods with sprcuding hairs...... A. comans 2. Branchletsand pods with apprcsscd hairs (or podsglabrous) ...... ,,...... A,adnata l. Stipulescaducous, not at illl spirlosa 3 Phyllodesthinly cofiaccousto subrigid,thc nslvesplanc or slightly to modgratolylliscd, 1hcbitsc nlrrowcd (basonorrnally rnuch narrowcrthan rnid-scctionol phyllodo);plant rnainly ol ooastalsand ...... A. cochlearis 3. Phyllodesrigid b thiok rigid, thc ncrvcsmodcr toly to stfongly raised,the basonot or t scilrcolynarrowod (baso more than hall aswide asmid-seclion ol phyllodc);plant ol noarcoastal and inland arcas ...... A.latipes

Affiuities. Although tho abovodillcronccs bctwccnA. latipesL\ntl A. cochlearis arerelatively subtle, eachspecies tends to llaveits own distinctivelhcios and specimens can generally be assignedto one or theother. Because thc Ilowers and llu itso fA. larlpes anclA. cochlearisarc vcry similar, it isthe highly variablephyllodcs that arc thc rnlin souroooI charactc$lbr distinguishingthe two species.Even so, particularproblcms occur with plantshaving vory narrowphyllodcs (l l-26 timeslonger than wide) which occurscattercd illong thc sou(hcoast bctween Albany and Maduraand adjacentinland areas in places.Some oi thcsoplants show or'rough ol thc charaotefistiosof ,4.cocftlecrl.r to be assignable with conlidcnccto thatspccics; othefs approach A. lat4re,rso closely that to assignthem to eitherspecies isdifficult. It isconceivable that. in atleast some inslrnces, the collections are from hybridpopulations butwe haveno firm datato suppoltsuch an hypothcsis. Fuiure in-depth studics will haveto determine, more preciselythan wc havc timq t()do, whetherA. cochlearis rnd A. Latipesarc, in fact, infraspecific pa sofasingletaxon.We lear- ourprelim inary stud ies ol thctwo specieswith thcdistinct impression lhatwe ml) hlvc bccnlryini to di.sccla rrriltinn c,)nlinuum.

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Selectedrygcipt4ps,ex,gL,rr,red.,WESTERNAUSTIIALIA: 40.7rniles f65.5 kml from [ENEof] Geraldton (W of Indauii), A.M. As/r013795(AD, CANB, K, L, MEL, NSW, PERTH); 16krn N ofWatheroorowards ThreeSprings, B.R. Maslin 3298 (CANB, PERTH);Lawnswood, between Toodyay and Clackline, B.R.Maslini3ST (.PERTH); c. 77 kn ducNE ofEsperancc,Parmango Rd, 16.5krrNE ofFisheriesRoad, B.R.Maslin 5833 (PERTH);c. 25 km WSWof York,TalbotRoadWcst, 12.5 km SEofyork-perthroad. B.R.Maslin 6171(PERTH);c. 8 milcs | 12.9kurl N ol Bulyee,K. Newbey3424(pERTH); 6.6 miles [10.6km] S of Caltexgarage, Coorowon Geraldton Highway, M.D. Titclale2610(pERTH);Hill River Spring,betwecn Badgingarra and Juricn Bay. 8 Ocr. 1961,J.lL Mlll,r .q.a. (PERTH).

pool Distribution. c)cculsin rhc sorrh-westol wcslern Australiaflorn Hamdlin to euairadingwith scatteredpopulations {rom neatLakc Kjng to eastol Scaddan.

Hubitat. Grows in sand,sandy loam, loam lnci lalcrilic soil in hoath(espccialty ncar the coast), shrubland,scrub and woocllandol'banl

Phenology.Flowering tecordctl llom May to Octobcr';rnaturo pods collected liorn lateNovember to January.

Cons e rv attiofi.,rtu It,6. Not Lrnclofthrctl.

Acacia latipcs subsp.licina ll.S. Cowan& Mlslin,.r,r,rr,r. ,ir,r,r.

Ab A. Iutipassubsp. ,L./tllrc,r phyllocliis fcctis vol plcrumqucincurvatis, clongato-linearibus, 24-52 ntm,:]:lr':,,]11rr lalis,ratione horum 23-40, dilla .

Typtts:l4.l milos122.6kntIsoutllolMullcwl-Cr:llldtonrailcrossingonErangySpringsroad,Wcstern Australia,30 July 1972,A.ll4. Ashhv4(t22 (holo: PERTH 00714550;lso. CANB, K, NSW, Ny, PERTH 008533?2),

Phyllodesstraigltt,t r nrofcoltcD incu|vccl. clonglite-liDoar,24-52 mrn long, l-2 rnlTrwidc,23_40 tirncsirs long irs $ rJ..

Selectedspecimcns cxcrrt nel. WESTERNAUSTRALIA: 8 mil:s [ 12.9krn] along Casuarina Road, SE of Gcraldton,A. C Br.rir'i.s5 (PERTH); 5 milosIll krn] N ol PortGrogory-Northampton roacl towards Kalbarri,R. Cuwnbrg l?46 (PIIRTH);N ol Encabbr,E ol'BrandHighway and I .6km W of interscction ofBeekccpclsRcserve Rd andlailway line,1J.D. Kalny225 (PERTH);South HutrRiyer,A. Oldf,eld s.n.(PERTH 0O'714542):Erangy Springs loacl, l4 miles122.5 kml S ol 42 milc peg on Geraldton_ Mullewa road,C. Phi.LLip.tCP54 (DNA, PERTH);8.5 miles[13.7 krn] S of Coraldton_Mullewa rail crossingon Erangy Springsload (). Phillips l)orA.M. Ashby AMA4621 (MEL, PERTH).

Distribution.occur-s in rhcsouthwestol wcstcrn Austfdliafiom PoflGregory to northofrhreesprings. A colfectionlrom Espcrance(c,4. Garclucr\ 690)rppcars to havcincorrect label data and it hasnot beenpossible to clarity the localityliom his ficlclbooks.

Hqbitat. Growsin sandancl lirncstone in hcathand low shrubland.

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2-4.5 mm abovepulvinus, minutc, punctiform, depressed. Inflorescences Qudging from very young buds) simple, I or 2 per axil; pedunclcs5 l0 mm long (in fruit), glabrous,the receptacle(at fruiting) elongate,to c. 5 rnm long;ba.ral /rra.tr cucullatc,gl.rbrous. l/eals ( udgingfrom fiuiting receptacles) broadly ellipsoid to obloid. Flovyers4 merous. Pod monililorm with rounded segments, (30)70 135 mm long,4 6 rnm wide; valveschartaceous, shallowly culvcd, light brown,glabrous. Suedslongitudinal, globose, t equrtoriallyridged, umbonate at apox,c. 5 mm diam.,dull, brown; pLeurogramnot cvidcnt;arll minute.

Selectedspecimens exaninecl. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: 43.5km W of Yalgootowards Mullcwa, B.R.Mqstin362l (PERTH);27krn W oi Yalgootowards Mttllewa, B.R. MasLin 4259 (CANB, MEL, 'Baxtcr's NSW, PERTH); l7 krn duc N ol Mount Mlgnct, c. 5 krn due NW of Welcome'rnine pit, B.R.Maslin 7340 (PERTH);Norie Station,A.A. Mitchell9'/9 (AD, BRi, G, PERTH); l0 km W of CoodardyStation homcstcdcl, A.A. Mitthell 1337(PERTII); Gabanintharoad, S of Meekathara, N.H. Speck89) (PERTH).

Distribution.Occuts in WcstcrnAuslfaliil, scxltcrcd l[orn north-wcsl ef Meekathaffato MountMagnet and south-westol'Yalgoo, ancl lowards Mullcwa andMo[!rwa.

Habitat. Growsin rockyglan itic soilorr slopcs ol low hillswith undcllyingbasalt, granite or dolcritc, in shrublantlor oncn setubwith ,4r,.r, i.i ;rrcrlir.

Fruitingperiod. Flowcling sciLs{)Dnot known blrt rldtlrrcpods cellcctcd in Scptombcr.

Conseryationstutu"^. CALM ConscrvationCoclcs li)l Wos(cfnAustralian FloIa; Priority Thrsc.

EtymoLogy.Thc cpithctacknowlcclgcs Nrthanicl H. Spcck(1906-1970) who discovercdand lirst collectedthc spccicsin l9-5?.Scc Hall (19U4)lr)r biognphioalnotcs.

Affinities.The relationship ol lhisspocics |o olhcfsis notclcar but it maybc rclatcdto Acdcia obtecta Maiden& Blakclywhich is lcatlilyclistinguishcd by itsllat, innocuous phyllodes that are 4-6 mIn wide and its exariflatosaads. At:atia obte(tu occrts in thc PayncsFind Wubin-Kununoppinarea.

Acknowlcdgemcnts

Alex Gcorgc chcckcdthc Lrtin dcsofiptionsand providcdcdjtorial assistance. Tcrcna Lally, SuzanncCurry arnclDiana Colbyn plovidod valuableassistancc cluring the preparationof the manuscript.Support lirr thcm and 1brthr: project gcnerally was given by the AustralianBiological ResourcesStudy, to whom we arc indebted.

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