Species Acacia decurrens
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Acacia:
Gk. akakia (a-kakos) = not good. Gk. ake, akis = a sharp point; probably refers to the spines (stipules) that are typical in many of these genera. The name given by early Greek botanistphysician Pedanius Dioscorides (c 40–90) to the Egyptian thorn, Vachellia nilotica, for its medicinal properties. However, this name remains controversial, and Southern African ‘Acacias’ are divided into two genera.
Etymology of decurrens:
From the Latin decurrens = extending downward beyond the place of insertion: a decurrent leaf is a sessile leaf having its base extending downward along the stem
Scientific name:
Acacia decurrens (J.C. Wendl.) Willd.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willd.] 4(2): 1072 (1806)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1806
Observations of Taxon
Acacia decurrens
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
