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Acacia Diallaga
''Acacia diallaga'' is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Juliflorae'' that is endemism, endemic to Western Australia. Description The intricate shrub typically grows to a height of but can reach as high as and has a dense spreading habit. It has Glabrousness (botany), glabrous and lenticellular obscurely ribbed branchlets. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The glabrous, rigid, green to grey-green to blue-green phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic or somewhat lanceolate shape are a little asymmetric. The phyllodes are straight to slightly recurved with a length of and a width of and pungent with three main nerves. The phyllodes change colour to a purple red colour in times of drought and revert to the regular colour following rains. Distribution It is native to a small area in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia around Perenjori, Western Australia, Perenjor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |