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Synonyms: Acacia sp. A, in Kodela & Tindale, Fl. Australia 11A (2001) APNI*
Acacia terminalis subsp. howensis Tindale & Kodela, nom. nud., in. sched. APNI*
Acacia howensis Tindale & Kodela, nom. nud., in sched. APNI*
Acacia sp. 35 (Howes Mountain, R.G. Coveny 4108 & R. Bisby) APNI*
Acacia sp. Howes Mountain (R.G. Coveny 4108) APNI*

Description: Spindly or slender shrub to small tree to 4 m high; branches often pendent; branchlets with convoluted, winged ridges to 3 mm high, glabrous or with sparse minute hairs.

Leaves with petiole to 5 mm long, winged, with a gland; rachis usually 1.5–8.5 cm long, winged, ± glabrous or very sparsely hairy, often with 1 jugary gland at base of terminal pair of pinnae, sometimes other jugary glands present, interjugary glands absent; pinnae 1–10 pairs, 1.2–6 cm long; pinnules 7–17 pairs, mostly ± oblong to narrowly oblong/oblong-elliptic, 2.5–11 mm long, 0.9–3.6 mm wide, recurved, mostly glabrous.

Inflorescences in axillary or terminal racemes or panicles; axes to 33.5 cm long, winged; peduncles 5–17 mm long, ± hairy; heads globose, 6–16-flowered, 7–11 mm diam., cream-coloured to pale yellow.

Pods usually curved, ± flat except slightly raised and sometimes rough over seeds, straight-sided or irregularly constricted between seeds, 4–12 cm long, 11–13 mm wide, leathery, glabrous; seeds ± longitudinal; funicle expanded towards seed.

Habitat Photo Andrew Orme

Habit Photo Andrew Orme

Flower Photo T.M. Tame

Fruit Photo Andrew Orme

Other photo Photo Andrew Orme

Herbarium Sheet

Type Specimen

Flowering: December–May.

Distribution and occurrence: restricted to the Howes Mtn area; rare.

Grows in dry sclerophyll woodland or forest, on ridges and hillslopes, in sandy or sandy clay soil.
NSW subdivisions: CC

AVH map***

Closely related to Acacia terminalis and A. kulnurensis. Distinguished by its winged stems, almost sessile leaves and recurved pinnules. The species name refers to the winged branchlets.