Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Fabaceae Lindl.
Acacia decora Rchb.
, legitimate , scientific
Reichenbach, H.G. (1829) , Iconographia Botanica Exotica 2(6-10) :
35, t. 199
[tax. nov.]
Bentham, G. (May 1855) , Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5) :
620
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia sentis Benth.
nom. inval., pro syn.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859) , Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3 :
128
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia sentis F.Muell.
nom. inval., pro syn.
Bentham, G. (5 October 1864) , Flora Australiensis 2 :
372
[secondary reference]
Moore, C. (1893) , Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales :
166
[basionym]
basionym of:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
Bailey, F.M. (1913) , Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants :
158
[secondary reference]
Sulman, F. (1914) , A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II :
40
[secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1926) , Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89) :
811
[secondary reference]
misapplication:
Acacia buxifolia A.Cunn.
legitimate
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants : 45
misapplication:
Acacia buxifolia A.Cunn.
legitimate
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889) , Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants : 77
Pedley, L. (29 February 1980) , A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland, Part 2. Austrobaileya 1(3) :
295-296
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981) , Plants of Western New South Wales :
360
[secondary reference]
common name:
Golden Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Western Silver Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Showy Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Graceful Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Western Golden Wattle
[n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981) , Plants of New South Wales :
148
[secondary reference]
Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984) , Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1 :
374
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
common name:
Pretty Wattle
[n/a]
Williams, K.A.W. (1984) , Native Plants of Queensland 2 :
20
[secondary reference]
Pedley, L. (24 September 1987) , Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2(4) :
347
[basionym]
basionym of:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
Morrison, D.A. & Davies, S.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991) , Acacia. Flora of New South Wales 2 :
383
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
common name:
Western Golden Wattle
[n/a]
Robson, Peter J. (1993) , Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names :
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Western Silver Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Showy Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Pretty Wattle
[n/a]
Entwisle, T.J., Maslin, B.R., Cowan, R.S. & Court, A.B. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996) , Mimosaceae. Flora of Victoria 3 :
643, Fig. 129f
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
common name:
Western Silver Wattle
[n/a]
Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001) , Flora of Australia 11A :
303-305, Fig. 23M-S, Map 29
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. macrophylla T.Mitch.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
common name:
Western Silver Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Western Golden Wattle
[n/a]
common name:
Showy Wattle
[n/a]
Maslin, B.R. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2001) , Flora of Australia 11A :
377
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Acacia victoriae Benth.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (May 1855) , Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5) : 620
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Acacia victoriae Benth.
legitimate
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859) , Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3 : 128
Maslin, B.R. (9 July 2001) , Wattle - Acacias of Australia :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
common name:
Western Silver Wattle
[n/a]
Kodela, P.G. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002) , Acacia. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2 :
458
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia caleyi A.Cunn. ex Benth.
legitimate
common name:
Western Golden Wattle
[n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia decora Rchb. var. decora
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia decora var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. macrophylla T.Mitch.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
Pedley (1979) and Maslin (2001) discussed a number of unnamed variants. A putative hybrid between A. decora and A. vestita is known.
APC Dist.:
Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Acacia victoriae Benth.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (May 1855) , Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5) : 620
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Acacia victoriae Benth.
legitimate
by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1859) , Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 3 : 128
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia decora Rchb. var. decora
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia caleyi A.Cunn. ex Benth.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. macrophylla T.Mitch.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia podalyriifolia var. caleyi (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Racosperma caleyi (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley
legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014) , Australian Plant Census :
-
[misapplied]
misapplied to:
Acacia victoriae Benth.
legitimate
by Bentham, G. (May 1855) , Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 26(5) : 620
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018) , Australian Plant Census :
-
APC
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia decora Rchb. var. decora
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Acacia buxifolia var. decora ( Rchb.) C.Moore
legitimate
nomenclatural synonym:
Racosperma decorum ( Rchb.) Pedley
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia caleyi A.Cunn. ex Benth.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. macrophylla T.Mitch.
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia podalyriifolia var. caleyi (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. biglandulosa Domin
legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora var. typica Domin
nom. inval.
taxonomic synonym:
Acacia decora (narrow phyllode variant)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Racosperma caleyi (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley
legitimate