Acacia harpophylla

"Brigalow" redirects here. For the town in Australia, see Brigalow, Queensland.

Brigalow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. harpophylla
Binomial name
Acacia harpophylla
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Racosperma harpophyllum

Remnant brigalow tree, coastal central Queensland, ~20m tall
Brigalow bark

Acacia harpophylla, commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa or Burrii.[2] It is found in central and coastal Queensland to northern New South Wales. It can reach up to 25 m (82 ft) tall and forms extensive open-forest communities on clay soils.[3]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Acacia harpophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177369097A177369099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177369097A177369099.en. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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