Acacia Trudgeniana
''Acacia trudgeniana'' (common name - Trudgen's wattle) is a shrub of the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae''. It is native to a small area in the Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. Taxonomy It was first described by Bruce Maslin in 2008, and was named for Malcolm Eric Trudgen, Malcolm Trudgen, who first drew Maslin's attention to its existence. See also *List of Acacia species, List of ''Acacia'' species References

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Bruce Maslin
Bruce Roger Maslin (born 3 May 1946) is an Australian botanist, known for his work on ''Acacia'' taxonomy. Born in Bridgetown, Western Australia, he obtained an honours degree in botany from the University of Western Australia in 1967, then took up an appointment as a botanist with the Western Australian Herbarium. The following year he was conscripted to serve in the Vietnam War; he gave three years in National Service, serving in Vietnam in 1969. In 1970 he returned to his position at the Western Australian Herbarium, serving in that institution until 1987. During this time he was Australian Botanical Liaison Officer in 1977 and 1978; editor of ''Nuytsia ''Nuytsia floribunda'' is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the ...'' from 1981 to 1983; and acting curator in 1986 and 1987. In 1987, Maslin ...
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