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| − | In Australia, the plant genus ''Acacia'' includes about 1000 species of shrubs and trees <http://www.worldwidewattle.com/>. | + | In Australia, the plant genus ''Acacia'' includes about 1000 species of shrubs and trees <http://www.worldwidewattle.com/>. In most of these, the leaf-like foliage of mature plants is actually modified leaf petioles, termed phyllodes. |
[[File:Acacia melanoxylon developing phyllodes.jpg|thumbnail|left|Acacia melanoxylon young plant with phyllodes replacing bipinnate leaves]] | [[File:Acacia melanoxylon developing phyllodes.jpg|thumbnail|left|Acacia melanoxylon young plant with phyllodes replacing bipinnate leaves]] | ||
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| + | Among phyllodinous ''Acacia'' species, bi-pinnate foliage occurs only on very young plants. These phyllode-bearing species are classified into three major Sections of the genus ''Acacia'': Phyllodineae with almost 400 species, Juliflorae with about 255 species, and Plurinerves with about 215 species (Maslin, 2001). | ||
Revision as of 22:24, 30 January 2014
Laurence Mound, CSIRO Ecosystems Sciences, Canberra
Introduction
In Australia, the plant genus Acacia includes about 1000 species of shrubs and trees <http://www.worldwidewattle.com/>. In most of these, the leaf-like foliage of mature plants is actually modified leaf petioles, termed phyllodes.
File:Acacia melanoxylon developing phyllodes.jpg
Acacia melanoxylon young plant with phyllodes replacing bipinnate leaves
Among phyllodinous Acacia species, bi-pinnate foliage occurs only on very young plants. These phyllode-bearing species are classified into three major Sections of the genus Acacia: Phyllodineae with almost 400 species, Juliflorae with about 255 species, and Plurinerves with about 215 species (Maslin, 2001).
