Acacia

Acacia
A. plicatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Mimosoideae
Tribe:	Acacieae
Genus:	Acacia Martius (1829)
Type species
A. verticillatum L'Her. (C.Mart.), 1789
Species
some 980 species
Range of the genus Acacia
Synonyms
Acacia subg. Phyllodineae DC. Esclerona Raf.

Acacia is a genus of leguminous trees. None are commonly eaten, but some have seeds that can be made edible and were/are eaten by indigenous Australians.

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