Acacia peuce
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Racosperma peuce (F.Muell.) Pedley |
Acacia peuce, commonly known as waddy, waddi, or waddy-wood, is a tree species that is endemic to central Australia. It grows up to 15-17 metres high, with short horizontal branches and needle-like phyllodes adapted for the arid dry climate.
Distribution
Although speculated to have been widespread across central Australia during wetter climates 400,000 years ago [3], the population is now mostly restricted to three sites[4], separated by the encroaching Simpson Desert. In the Northern Territories, the species is restricted to the Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve. The other two sites are near Boulia and Birdsville in Queensland.
References
- ^ "National recovery plan for threatened Acacias and Ricinocarpos gloria-media in central Australia" (PDF). Alice Springs, NT: Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Acacia peuce". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "The curious case of Acacia peuce". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "World Wide Wattle". Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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