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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Notes and new species of Acacia (Mimosaceae) from northern Australia
LEACH, G.J.

Acacia tolmerensis G. Leach is described as a new species in the informal A. platycarpa group (Sect. Plurinerves). The informal A. plectocarpa group (Sect. Juliflorae) is defined as including A. plectocarpa Cunn. ex Benth. subsp. plectocarpa, A. plectocarpa subsp. tanumbirinensis (Maiden) Pedley, A. armitii F. Muell. ex Maiden and a new species, A. echinuliflora G. Leach. Relationships within the group are discussed, descriptions and a key to all taxa in the group are provided. Distribution maps for all taxa are presented.