Citation: B. Randell, J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 14:126 (1992).

Derivation: minyura—an Aboriginal name for this species.

Synonymy: Acacia aneura

Common name: desert mulga

Description:
Woody shrub or small tree to 3 m high; hairs simple and glandular, dense on young growth, less so on developed surfaces, all branchlets soon enveloped in thick opaque resin.

Phyllodes 1-2.5 cm long, 0.2-1 cm wide, elliptic to falcate, mucronate.

Inflorescence simple spike, oblong, 6-20 mm long; peduncle 2-9 mm with simple and glandular hairs, flowers 5-merous.

Legumes 1-3 cm long, 6-16 mm wide, oblong, flat, papery, brown, hairy between reticulate veins, wing 1-2 mm wide, well developed. Seeds transverse, relatively small, 4-5 mm x 2-3 mm, oval, glossy, gold to dark brown; funicle terminal expanded to a flat creamy aril.

Distribution:  In Western Australia and Northern Territory, in South Australia almost wholly in the North-Western region with a single collection from near Tarcoola. S.Aust.: NW. Flowering time: It has been collected in flower between March and October with the principal flowering in September.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: No text

Taxonomic notes: According to Kean (1990) this is an important source of resin for Aborigines.

Cultivation: Not known in cultivation.

Author: Not yet available

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