Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Acacia corusca
Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia corusca J.P.Bull, S.J.Dillon & Brearley , legitimate, scientific
Bull, J.P., Dillon, S.J. & Brearley, D.R. (28 March 2019), Acacia corusca (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae), a new species from the Pilbara bioregion in north-western Australia. Nuytsia 30: 19-21, Fig. 1 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "c. 35 km east-northeast of Newman, Western Australia [precise locality withheld for conservation reasons], 26 April 2014, J. Bull & D. Roberts ONS A 27.01 (holo: PERTH 08612277; iso: CANB)."
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. East Fortescue (J.Bull & D.Roberts ONS A 27.01) [n/a] common name: Shimmer Wattle [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: WA
  • Etymology: "The epithet is from the Latin corusco (to flash, glitter or shimmer), in reference to the shimmering effect of the dark green foliage on windy days..."
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (10 December 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2019. Nuytsia 30: 343 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acacia sp. East Fortescue (J.Bull & D.Roberts ONS A 27.01) [n/a]