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Showing Acacia balsamea
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- balsamea(sp.)
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Type: Mount William Lambert, east from Wiluna on Gunbarrel Highway, Gibson Desert, Western Australia, 8 September 1984, B.R.Maslin 5646 (holo: PERTH 00166650; iso, CANB, K).
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APC Dist.: WA
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Etymology: "The botanical name is derived from balsameus, an adjectival form of a Latin word for a fragrant gum and refers to the odour emitted by the crushed, fresh phyllodes of some plants, which is reminiscent of the Northern Hemisphere Balsam Fir ('Friars Balsam')."