List of Acacia species
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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:
- Vachellia 157 species (pantropical)[4]
- Senegalia 220 species (pantropical)[5]
- Parasenegalia: 11 species (South America)[6]
- Pseudosenegalia: 2 species (Bolivia)[7]
- Acaciella : 15 species (Americas)[8]
- Mariosousa: 14 species (Americas)[9]
Species list
This is a list of species of Acacia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2023.[10][11]
A
- Acacia abbatiana (Qld.)
- Acacia abbreviata (N.T.)
- Acacia abrupta (W.A., N.T.)
- Acacia acanthaster (W.A.)
- Acacia acanthoclada— harrow wattle
- Acacia acanthoclada subsp. acanthoclada (W.A., Vic., N.S.W.)
- Acacia acanthoclada subsp. glaucescens (W.A.)
- Acacia acellerata (W.A.)
- Acacia acinacea— gold dust wattle, wreath wattle,round-leaf wattle (S.A., Vic., N.S.W.)
- Acacia aciphylla (W.A.)
- Acacia acoma (W.A.)
- Acacia acradenia – Velvet Hill wattle, silky wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Acacia acrionastes (Qld., N.S.W.)
- Acacia acuaria (W.A.)
- Acacia aculeatissima – thin-leaf wattle or snake wattle (Vic., N.S.W.)
- Acacia aculeiformis (W.A.)
- Acacia acuminata— raspberry jam, fine leaf jam (W.A.)
- Acacia acutata (W.A.)
- Acacia adenogonia (W.A.)
- Acacia adinophylla (W.A.)
- Acacia adjutrices (W.A.)
- Acacia adnata (W.A.)
- Acacia adoxa (W.A., N.T.)
- Acacia adsurgens (W.A., N.T., Qld., S.A.)
- Acacia adunca — Wallangarra wattle, cascade wattle (N.S.W., Qld.)
- Acacia aemula (W.A.)
- Acacia aemula subsp. aemula
- Acacia aemula subsp. muricata
- Acacia aestivalis (W.A.)
- Acacia alata — winged wattle (W.A.)
- Acacia abbatiana (Qld.)
- Acacia alaticaulis (N.S.W.)
- Acacia alcockii – Alcock's wattle (S.A.)
- Acacia alexandri (W.A.)
- Acacia alleniana (N.T., Qld.)
- Acacia alpina — alpine wattle (N.S.W., Vic.)
- Acacia amanda (N.T.)
- Acacia amblygona (W.A., Qld., N.S.W.)
- Acacia amblyophylla (W.A.)
- Acacia amentifera (N.T.)
- Acacia ammitia (Qld.)
- Acacia ammobia – Mount Connor wattle (N.T., S.A.)
- Acacia ammophila (Qld.)
- Acacia amoena – boomerang wattle (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Acacia ampliata (W.A.)
- Acacia ampliceps – salt wattle (N.T., W.A.)
- Acacia amputata (W.A.)
- Acacia amyctica (W.A.)
- Acacia anadenia (Qld.)
- Acacia anarthros (W.A.)
- Acacia anasilla (W.A.)
- Acacia anastema — sandridge gidgee, sandplain gidgee (W.A.)
- Acacia anastomosa – Carson River wattle (W.A.)
- Acacia anaticeps – duck-headed wattled (W.A.)
- Acacia anceps – Port Lincoln wattle, two edged wattle (S.A., W.A.)
- Acacia ancistrocarpa – Fitzroy wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.)
- Acacia ancistrophylla (W.A., S.A., Vic.)
- Acacia andrewsii (W.A.)
- Acacia aneura — mulga (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.)
- Acacia anfractuosa (W.A.)
- Acacia angusta (W.A.)
- Acacia anomala — grass wattle, Chittering grass wattle (W.A.)
- Acacia anserina – hairy sandstone wattle (W.A.)
- Acacia anthochaera
- Acacia aphanoclada
- Acacia aphylla — leafless rock wattle
- Acacia applanata — grass wattle
- Acacia aprepta
- Acacia aprica
- Acacia aptaneura
- Acacia arcuatilis
- Acacia arafurica
- Acacia araneosa
- Acacia arbiana
- Acacia arcuatilis
- Acacia areolata
- Acacia argentina
- Acacia argutifolia
- Acacia argyraea
- Acacia argyrodendron
- Acacia argyrophylla
- Acacia argyrotricha
- Acacia arida
- Acacia aristulata
- Acacia armillata
- Acacia abbatiana
- Acacia armitii
- Acacia arrecta
- Acacia ascendens
- Acacia asepala
- Acacia ashbyae
- Acacia asparagoides
- Acacia aspera
- Acacia aspera subsp. aspera
- Acacia aemula subsp. parviceps
- Acacia asperulacea
- Acacia assimilis
- Acacia assimilis subsp. assimilis
- Acacia assisimilis subsp. atroviridis
- Acacia ataxiphylla
- Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. ataxiphylla
- Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. magna
- Acacia atkinsiana
- Acacia atopa
- Acacia atrox
- Acacia atrox subsp. atrox
- Acacia atrox subsp. planiticola
- Acacia attenuata
- Acacia aulacocarpa
- Acacia aulacophylla
- Acacia auratiflora
- Acacia aureocrinita
- Acacia auricoma
- Acacia auriculiformis
- Acacia auripila
- Acacia auronitens
- Acacia ausfeldii
- Acacia awestoniana
- Acacia axillaris
- Acacia ayersiana