Acacia beauverdiana
Acacia beauverdiana, commonly known as pukkati, is a member of genus Acacia that is native to Western Australia. It is a perennial tree 1 to 8 metres (3 to 26 ft) tall with multiple stems. It has yellow flowers and it blooms from July to October.[2] It is native to Western Australia.[3]
| Pukkati | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. beauverdiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia beauverdiana Ewart & Sharman | |
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| Acacia beauverdiana occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium[1] | |
Aboriginal uses
The Noongar people of southwest Western Australia burned the top small branches of pukkati and mixed the ash with equal parts of Pituri (Duboisia hopwoodii) to relieve intense pains such as toothache.[4]
References
- "DOI Details". doi.ala.org.au. doi:10.26197/5c0b1388984eb. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- FloraBase the Western Australian Flora
- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)
- Hansen, V.; Horsefall, J. (2016). Noongar Bush Medicine Medicinal plants of the south-west of Western Australia. Crawley, WA: University of Western Australia. p. 129. ISBN 9781742589060.
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