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Acacia cuthbertsonii



Acacia cuthbertsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. cuthbertsonii
Binomial name
Acacia cuthbertsonii
Luehm.
Synonyms

Acacia cuthbertsoni Luehm.[1]

Acacia cuthbertsonii is a perennial shrub or tree native to Australia. It grows 1–5 m tall with fissured, flaky bark. It grows in the central western part of Australia.[2]

Uses

The plant is used as an analgesic by the indigenous peoples of Australia. [3]More specifically, A. cuthbertsonii is also used to treat headaches and toothaches [4] by indigenous people of the Australian NT. The tree's wood is used to make splints to treat bone fractures.[5] Certain parts of the tree are used to make bandages.[6]

 

Subspecies

  • Acacia cuthbertsonii subsp. cuthbertsonii
  • Acacia cuthbertsonii subsp. linearis

References

  1. ^ ILDIS
  2. ^ FloraBase
  3. ^ Analgesic Plants Australian New Crops Newsletter
  4. ^ Sydney Exotic Plants
  5. ^ ABRS Flora of Australia Online
  6. ^ Aboriginal Medicine - Japan Paper.pdf Traditional Aboriginal Medicine - Japan Paper



 
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