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SEM image of Acacia
pollen (about 50
microns long)
There are about 1080 species of Acacia accepted by
Plants of the World Online as at November 2023, with species native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Hawaii and the
Mascarene Islands , and introduced to other countries.
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An older concept of Acacia included about 1350 species from Australia, Africa, tropical America and Asia, but following decisions made at the 2011
International Botanical Congresses , the name Acacia was reserved for species found in Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia.
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Some species, previously included in Acacia and distributed in the
Indian Ocean , tropical Asia and tropical
America are now classified under:
Species list
This is a list of species of
Acacia accepted by
Plants of the World Online as of November 2023.
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A
Acacia abbatiana (Qld.)
Acacia abbreviata (N.T.)
Acacia abrupta (W.A., N.T.)
Acacia acanthaster (W.A.)
Acacia acanthoclada — harrow wattle
Acacia acanthoclada subsp. acanthoclada (W.A., Vic., N.S.W.)
Acacia acanthoclada subsp. glaucescens (W.A.)
Acacia acellerata (W.A.)
Acacia acinacea — gold dust wattle, wreath wattle,round-leaf wattle (S.A., Vic., N.S.W.)
Acacia aciphylla (W.A.)
Acacia acoma (W.A.)
Acacia acradenia – Velvet Hill wattle, silky wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
Acacia acrionastes (Qld., N.S.W.)
Acacia acuaria (W.A.)
Acacia aculeatissima – thin-leaf wattle or snake wattle (Vic., N.S.W.)
Acacia aculeiformis (W.A.)
Acacia acuminata — raspberry jam, fine leaf jam
Acacia acutata
Acacia adenogonia
Acacia adinophylla
Acacia adjutrices
Acacia adnata
Acacia adoxa
Acacia adsurgens
Acacia adunca — Wallangarra wattle, cascade wattle
Acacia aemula
Acacia aemula subsp. aemula
Acacia aemula subsp. muricata
Acacia aestivalis
Acacia alata — winged wattle
Acacia abbatiana
Acacia alaticaulis
Acacia alcockii
Acacia alexandri
Acacia alleniana
Acacia alpina — alpine Wattle
Acacia amanda
Acacia amblygona
Acacia amblyophylla
Acacia amentifera
Acacia ammitia
Acacia ammobia
Acacia ammophila
Acacia amoena
Acacia ampliata
Acacia ampliceps
Acacia amputata
Acacia amyctica
Acacia anadenia
Acacia anarthros
Acacia anasilla
Acacia anastema — sandridge gidgee
Acacia anastomosa
Acacia anaticeps
Acacia anceps
Acacia ancistrocarpa
Acacia ancistrophylla
Acacia andrewsii
Acacia aneura — mulga
Acacia anfractuosa
Acacia angusta
Acacia anomala — Chittering grass wattle
Acacia anserina
Acacia anthochaera
Acacia aphanoclada
Acacia aphylla — leafless rock wattle
Acacia applanata — grass wattle
Acacia aprepta
Acacia aprica
Acacia aptaneura
Acacia arcuatilis
Acacia arafurica
Acacia araneosa
Acacia arbiana
Acacia arcuatilis
Acacia areolata
Acacia argentina
Acacia argutifolia
Acacia argyraea
Acacia argyrodendron
Acacia argyrophylla
Acacia argyrotricha
Acacia arida
Acacia aristulata
Acacia armillata
Acacia abbatiana
Acacia armitii
Acacia arrecta
Acacia ascendens
Acacia asepala
Acacia ashbyae
Acacia asparagoides
Acacia aspera
Acacia aspera subsp. aspera
Acacia aemula subsp. parviceps
Acacia asperulacea
Acacia assimilis
Acacia assimilis subsp. assimilis
Acacia assisimilis subsp. atroviridis
Acacia ataxiphylla
Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. ataxiphylla
Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. magna
Acacia atkinsiana
Acacia atopa
Acacia atrox
Acacia atrox subsp. atrox
Acacia atrox subsp. planiticola
Acacia attenuata
Acacia aulacocarpa
Acacia aulacophylla
Acacia auratiflora
Acacia aureocrinita
Acacia auricoma
Acacia auriculiformis
Acacia auripila
Acacia auronitens
Acacia ausfeldii
Acacia awestoniana
Acacia axillaris
Acacia ayersiana
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Gallery
Hybrids
Acacia adoxa var. adoxa × spondylophylla
Acacia adsurgens × rhodophloia
Acacia ampliceps × bivenosa
Acacia ampliceps × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
Acacia ancistrocarpa × arida
Acacia ancistrocarpa × citrinoviridis
Acacia ancistrocarpa × hilliana
Acacia ancistrocarpa × orthocarpa
Acacia aphanoclada × pyrifolia var. pyrifolia
Acacia arida × stellaticeps
Acacia auriculiformis × mangium (either direction)
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Acacia ayersiana × incurvaneura
Acacia baileyana × dealbata
Acacia bivenosa × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
Acacia caesaneura × incurvaneura
Acacia citrinoviridis × tumida var. pilbarensis
Acacia craspedocarpa × macraneura
Acacia craspedocarpa × ramulosa
Acacia ×daweana Maslin (=? A. effusa × hamersleyensis )
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Acacia decurrens × mearnsii
Acacia dodonaeifolia × paradoxa
Acacia eriopoda × monticola
Acacia eriopoda × trachycarpa
Acacia eriopoda × tumida var. pilbarensis
Acacia eriopoda × tumida var. tumida
Acacia glaucocaesia × synchronicia
Acacia ×grayana J.H.Willis (= A. brachybotrya × euthycarpa )
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Acacia hilliana × stellaticeps
Acacia incurvaneura × mulganeura
Acacia ligulata × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
Acacia longifolia × oxycedrus
Acacia monticola × trachycarpa
Acacia monticola × tumida var. kulparn
Acacia monticola × tumida var. pilbarensis
Acacia mucronata × acutata
Acacia ×nabbonandii Nash (= Acacia baileyana × decurrens )
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Acacia oxycedrus × sophorae
Acacia rhodophloia × sibirica
Acacia ×sphaerostachya E.Pritzel (=? Acacia stellaticeps × ancistocarpa )
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Acacia stellaticeps × trachycarpa
Acacia trachycarpa × tumida var. pilbarensis
References
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
New proposals for Acacia
A synopsis of the classification and phylogeny of Acacia
Brummitt, R.K. (2004). Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 55. Proposal 1584 on Acacia Taxon, Volume 53, Number 3, 1 August 2004, pp. 826–829
List of Acacia Species in the U.S.
Seigler et al ., Mariosousa , a New Segregate Genus from Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) from Central and North America, Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature: Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 413–420
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