Fabaceae

Knife acacia

Acacia cultriformis A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia

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Knife acacia: Acacia cultriformis (cultivated, labelled), Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia — Photo: Melburnian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: سنط سرح
Chinese: 三角相思, 三角相思树, 刀叶相思树
English: Knife acacia, Dogtooth wattle, Golden-glow wattle, Half-moon wattle, Knife-leaf wattle
Persian: آکاسیا کالتریفرمیس
Portuguese: Esponjinha

Synonyms

Acacia cultrata Paxton
Acacia cultriformis var. albicans Hort. ex Chopinet
Acacia cultriformis var. glaucescens hort. ex Chopinet
Acacia glaucifolia Baumg. ex Meisn.
Acacia glaucophylla Cels
Acacia papuliformis Loudon
Acacia scapuliformis A.Cunn. ex G.Don
Acacia scapuliformis A.Cunn.
Racosperma cultriforme (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Pedley

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.