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Acacia lunata Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Common name: lunate-leaved acacia

Acacia lunata Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd. APNI*

Synonyms: Acacia lunata Sieber ex DC., nom. illeg. APNI*
Acacia lunata Sieber ex DC., nom. illeg. APNI*

Description: Shrub 1–3 m high; branchlets angled, becoming ridged, terete, glabrous.

Phyllodes asymmetric, ± oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic with upper margin usually shallowly convex-curved and lower margin ± straight to shallowly concave-curved (sometimes convex), 1.5–3.5 cm long, 2.5–9 mm wide, green, ± glaucous when young, glabrous or with few marginal hairs near base, midvein not prominent and towards upper margin, lateral veins obscure, apex acute to obtuse with a mucro; an inconspicuous gland 2–6 mm above pulvinus; pulvinus c. 1 mm long.

Inflorescences 2–23 in an axillary raceme; axis 0.5–8 cm long; peduncles 2–4 mm long, glabrous; heads globose, 3–5-flowered, 4.5–6 mm diam., bright yellow.

Pods straight to slightly curved, ± flat except over seeds, mostly straight-sided to slightly constricted between seeds, 5–8.5 cm long, 6–8 mm wide, firmly papery to thinly leathery, glabrous, ± pruinose; seeds longitudinal.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Habitat
Photo T.M. Tame

Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Herbarium
Sheet

Type
Specimen

Flowering: July–November, mainly August-September.

Distribution and occurrence: Bralga Tops and the Hunter Valley south to northwestern Sydney region (near Richmond).

Usually grows in dry sclerophyll forest on sandstone, often on slopes near creeks.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, CT, CWS
AVH map***

The name refers to the ‘cresent’ shape of the phyllodes. Distinguished usually by its phyllode shape and number of flowers per head.

Text by P.G. Kodela
Taxon concept: P.G. Kodela & G.J. Harden, Flora of NSW Vol. 2 (2002)


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