Table 3.
Qualitative characters for 54 species of Acacia s.s. from four taxonomic sections collected across five climate regions
| Climate region | Section | Species | Vessel grouping | Fibre wall thickness | Paratracheal parenchyma | Ray width (cells) | Crystals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arid | Juliflorae | A. aneura | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 |
| Phyllodineae | A. tetragonophylla | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2 | |
| A. victoriae | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| Plurinerves | A. cambagei | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | |
| A. cana | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| A. loderi | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| Semi-arid I | Botrycephalae | A. deanei subsp. deanei | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 |
| Juliflorae | A. aneura | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | |
| A. burkittii | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. triptera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| Phyllodineae | A. brachybotrya | 1, 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | |
| A. conferta | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 2 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. hakeoides | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| Plurinerves | A. colletioides | 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | |
| A. havilandiorum | 1, 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. wilhelmiana | 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| Semi-arid II | Botrycephalae | A. deanei subsp. deanei | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 |
| A. mearnsii | 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. polybotrya | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. spectabilis | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| Juliflorae | A. carolae | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | |
| A. cheelii | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 3 | 2 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. doratoxylon | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0,1 | ||
| Phyllodineae | A. dorothea | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | |
| A. pravifolia | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2 | 0 | ||
| A. uncinata | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| Plurinerves | A. harpophylla | 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 3 | 2 | 0, 1 | |
| A. homalophylla | 0, 1, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| A. montana | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. pendula | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| A. stenophylla | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. venulosa | 0, 1, 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| Temperate | Botrycephalae | A. dealbata | 1, 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 |
| A. filicifolia | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 2 | 0 | 1, 2 | ||
| A. leucoclada | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 2, 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Juliflorae | A. blakei | 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | |
| A. floribunda | 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 1 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| A. longifolia | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 1 | 1, 2 | ||
| Phyllodineae | A. falcata | 1, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| A. flexifolia | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 2 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. neriifolia | 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 2 | 0, 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| Plurinerves | A. dawsonii | 3 | 0, 1 | 0, 2 | 1 | 0, 1 | |
| A. implexa | 2, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 2, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. viscidula | 1, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sub-tropical | Botrycephalae | A. irrorata | 3 | 1 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 2 | 0, 1 |
| A. oshanesii | 0, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| A. terminalis | 3 | 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Juliflorae | A. aulacocarpa | 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| A. concurrens | 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | ||
| A. leiocalyx | 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1, 2 | ||
| Phyllodineae | A. fimbriata | 0, 3 | 0, 1, 2 | 0, 1, 2, 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| A. myrtifolia | 1, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| A. suaveolens | 3 | 1 | 0, 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Plurinerves | A. baeuerlenii | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 3 | |
| A. complanata | 1, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| A. elongata | 1, 3 | 1, 2 | 0, 1, 3 | 1 | 1 |
Vessel grouping: clusters common (0), radial multiples of four or more common (1), 90 % or more solitary (2), primarily in groups of two or three (3).
Fibre walls: very thick (0), thin to thick (1), very thin (2).
Paratracheal axial parenchyma: confluent (0), aliform (1), vasicentric (2), scanty (3).
Ray width: exclusively uniseriate (0), uniseriate to biseriate (1), 1–4 cells (2).
Prismatic crystals: in chambered axial parenchyma (0), in chambered fibres (1), in non-chambered ray cells (2), not found (3).