Taxon: Acacia floribunda (Vent.) Willd.

Genus:

Acacia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt.Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

850

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 4(2):1051. 1806

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

28-oct-1988 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 06-ago-2002

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

4 in National Plant Germplasm System (GoogleMap)

Synonyms:

(≡) Acacia longifolia var. floribunda (Vent.) F. Muell. ex Benth.
Basionym: Mimosa floribunda Vent.
(≡) Racosperma floribundum (Vent.) Pedley

Common names:

catkin wattle (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
gossamer wattle (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
river wattle (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
sally wattle (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
white sallow (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
white sallow wattle (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
white sally (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
blomsterakacia (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Distributional Range:

Native

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (e.), Queensland (s.e.), Victoria (e.)]

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. (L Aust)
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). (Aust Pl Common Names)

Check other web resources for Acacia floribunda (Vent.) Willd. :

AVH: Australia's Virtual Herbarium
ILDIS: International Legume Database & Information Service
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=850. Accessed 7 junio 2026.