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Nuytsia
The journal of the Western Australian Herbarium

Three new species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) from the Kimberley Region, Western Australia
LEWINGTON, M.A. AND MASLIN, B.R.

Three new species of Acacia Mill. endemic to the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia are described: Acacia barrettiorum Lewington & Maslin sp. nov., A. spectra Lewington & Maslin sp. nov., A. spectra Lewington & Maslin _sp. nov._and A. willingii Lewington & Maslin sp. nov. Acacia willingii is listed as Priority One and A. barrettiorum and A. spectra as Priority Two species under the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Conservation Codes for Western Australian flora.

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