Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Occurs in north-eastern Queensland between 22º and 25ºS. It has a more coastal distribution than subsp. crassa and is particularly common in the Monto–Gin Gin areas, but occurs sporadically from Eidsvold-Wandoan to Shoalwater Bay, fide L.Pedley, loc.cit.

Description

Branchlets rather slender, angular or not, sparsely to densely pubescent but short, ±straight, patent soft hairs. Phyllodes shallowly to strongly falcate, glabrous or sparsely hairy near base (densely pubescent on young plants, fide L.Pedley, Austrobaileya 1: 178 (1978), 10–17 cm long, (8–) 10–25 mm wide.

Habitat

Common in eucalypt woodlands and open forests, varying from single trees to a dominant component of the understorey.

Specimens

Racosperma crassum subsp. longicomum (Pedley) Pedley, Austrobaileya 2: 347 (1987). T: 6 km WNW of Gin Gin, Qld, Aug. 1973, L.Pedley 4080; holo: BRI; iso: A, CANB, K.Qld: 70.5 km from Biloela towards Monto, N.Hall H74/69 (FRI, NSW); c. 15 km E of Rockhampton, L.Pedley 4154A (BRI, CANB, K, MEL, NSW); 1.7 miles [2.7 km] W of Torilla HS, N.H.Speck 1722 (BRI, CANB, NSW).

Notes

The spikes are often less dense than in subsp. crassa.

FOA Reference

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

Author

Dr M.D.Tindale and Dr P.G.Kodela with the assistance of M.Bedward, S.J.Davies, C.Herscovitch, D.A.Keith and/or D.A.Morrison