SEM image of Acacia pollen (about 50 microns long)

There are about 1080 species of Acacia accepted by Plants of the World Online as at November 2023, with species native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Hawaii and the Mascarene Islands, and introduced to other countries.[1]

An older concept of Acacia included about 1350 species from Australia, Africa, tropical America and Asia, but following decisions made at the 2011 International Botanical Congresses, the name Acacia was reserved for species found in Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia.[2][3]

Some species, previously included in Acacia and distributed in the Indian Ocean, tropical Asia and tropical America are now classified under:

Species list

This is a list of species of Acacia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2023.[10][11]

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z


Hybrids

  • Acacia adoxa var. adoxa × spondylophylla
  • Acacia adsurgens × rhodophloia
  • Acacia ampliceps × bivenosa
  • Acacia ampliceps × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
  • Acacia ancistrocarpa × arida
  • Acacia ancistrocarpa × citrinoviridis
  • Acacia ancistrocarpa × hilliana
  • Acacia ancistrocarpa × orthocarpa
  • Acacia aphanoclada × pyrifolia var. pyrifolia
  • Acacia arida × stellaticeps
  • Acacia auriculiformis × mangium (either direction)[12]
  • Acacia ayersiana × incurvaneura
  • Acacia baileyana × dealbata
  • Acacia bivenosa × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
  • Acacia caesaneura × incurvaneura
  • Acacia citrinoviridis × tumida var. pilbarensis
  • Acacia craspedocarpa × macraneura
  • Acacia craspedocarpa × ramulosa
  • Acacia ×daweana Maslin (=? A. effusa × hamersleyensis)[13]
  • Acacia decurrens × mearnsii
  • Acacia dodonaeifolia × paradoxa
  • Acacia eriopoda × monticola
  • Acacia eriopoda × trachycarpa
  • Acacia eriopoda × tumida var. pilbarensis
  • Acacia eriopoda × tumida var. tumida
  • Acacia glaucocaesia × synchronicia
  • Acacia ×grayana J.H.Willis (= A. brachybotrya × euthycarpa)[14]
  • Acacia hilliana × stellaticeps
  • Acacia incurvaneura × mulganeura
  • Acacia ligulata × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma
  • Acacia longifolia × oxycedrus
  • Acacia monticola × trachycarpa
  • Acacia monticola × tumida var. kulparn
  • Acacia monticola × tumida var. pilbarensis
  • Acacia mucronata × acutata
  • Acacia ×nabbonandii Nash (= Acacia baileyana × decurrens)[15]
  • Acacia oxycedrus × sophorae
  • Acacia rhodophloia × sibirica
  • Acacia ×sphaerostachya E.Pritzel (=? Acacia stellaticeps × ancistocarpa)[15]
  • Acacia stellaticeps × trachycarpa
  • Acacia trachycarpa × tumida var. pilbarensis

References

  1. ↑ "Acacia". Plants of the World Pnline. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "The name Acacia retained for Australian species". Australian National Herbarium - Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Acacia". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vachellia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Senegalia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Parasenegalia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pseudosenegalia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Acaciella". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mariosousa". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Acacia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Species Gallery Home". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Sedgley, M; Harbard, J; Smith, Rmm; Wickneswari, R; Griffin, Ar (1992). "Reproductive-Biology and Interspecific Hybridization of Acacia mangium and Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae)". Australian Journal of Botany. 40 (1): 37. doi:10.1071/BT9920037.
  13. ↑ "Acacia daweana - WATTLE". worldwidewattle.com.
  14. ↑ "Acacia x grayana - WATTLE". worldwidewattle.com.
  15. 1 2 Mimosaceae - Acacia - Australian National Botanic Gardens
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