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''Acacia leprosa'', also known as cinnamon wattle, is an acacia native to Australia. It occurs in woodland in New South Wales and Victoria. It occurs as a hardy shrub or small tree. The phyllodes (a modified flat leaf-like structure arising through an expanded petiole replacing the leaf blade) are 3-14 cm long and contain oil glands. The lemon-yellow flowers occur as globular heads in clusters in the leaf axils. The fruit is flat seed pod. A number of varieties are currently recognised within the species including: *''A. leprosa'' var. ''crassipoda'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Pyrenees Range, Victoria *''A. leprosa'' var. ''graveolens'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - formerly known as ''Acacia verniciflua'' (Southern variant), type: Gippsland Lakes *''A. leprosa'' Sieber ex DC. var. ''leprosa'' *''A. leprosa'' var. ''magna'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy - type: Cape Otway, Victoria *''A. leprosa'' var. ''uninervia'' Maslin & D.J.Murphy, formerly known as ''A. leprosa'' (large phyllode variant), type: near Healesville, Victoria Former varieties include: *''A. leprosa'' var. ''binervis'' F.Muell., currently included in ''Acacia verniciflua'' *''A.leprosa'' var. ''tenuifolia'' Benth. also known as ''A. leprosa'' (Seymour variant), currently included in ''Acacia verniciflua'' *''A. leprosa'' (Dandenong Range variant), ''A. leprosa'' var. ''elongata'' Guilf. (inval. ) or ''A. leprosa'' var. Reclinata, currently known as ''Acacia stictophylla'' The cultivar ''Acacia leprosa'' 'Scarlet Blaze' is the only Australian wattle to have red inflorescences (all the rest are yellow or cream-colored, except for ''Acacia purpureapetala'', which has purple flowers). It was discovered northeast of Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and released commercially in 2001. Acacia leprosa is mentioned in ''The Australasian Sketcher'' of Saturday 19 June 1880 in part two of an article on the Mallee Country, as one of the 'beautiful shrubs' found in the region and identified by Mr Guilfoyle, director of the botanic gardens. ==Cultivation== The species prefers a well drained sunny or lightly shaded situation. Propagation is by pretreated seeds or cuttings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acacia leprosa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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