Leslie Pedley
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Leslie Pedley is an Australian botanist who specialised in the genus Acacia
. He is notable for bringing into use the generic name Racosperma
, foreshadowing a split in the genus with the Australian species requiring to be renamed.
Acacia
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...
. He is notable for bringing into use the generic name Racosperma
Racosperma
Racosperma is a name proposed for the 980 odd Australian members of the genus Acacia which belong to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the Pea Family Fabaceae, first described from Africa by C. F. P...
, foreshadowing a split in the genus with the Australian species requiring to be renamed.
