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Acacia mahengense
Taxonomy
Acacia mahengense was named by Herendeen and Jacobs (2000). Its type locality is Mahenge, which is in a Lutetian crater lake mudstone/shale in Tanzania.
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Acacia mahengense Herendeen and Jacobs |
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†Acacia mahengense Herendeen and Jacobs 2000
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. S. Herendeen and B. F. Jacobs 2000 | Leaf bipinnate, primary rachis incomplete, at least 8.0 cm long, 1.2-2.0 mm wide, petiole and basal pulvinus not preserved. Pinnae opposite, at least four pairs. A single pinna of each of three pairs is present, plus one set of scars from an additional pair of pinnae. Interval between pinnae is 14-15 mm. Pinnae incomplete, 7.5-8.5 cm long, rachis ~1 mm wide at the base, basal pulvinus well developed. Pinnae bear at least 40 pairs of small leaflets. Leaflets 4-5 mm long, 1 mm wide; petiolule well developed, very short, ~0.5 mm long, 0.3 mm wide; pulvinus well developed with transverse wrinkles. Lamina base asymmetrical, proximal corner more or less 90 degrees, angular, distal corner rounded; lamina apex rounded with mucronate tip. Lamina slightly broader on the proximal side than on the distal side of the primary vein. Secondary venation and higher order veins not preserved. Cuticle not preserved. |