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Taxon:  Acacia mearnsii De Wild.



Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
101107
Place of publication:
Pl. bequaert. 3:61. 1925
Verified:
11/05/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Racosperma mearnsii (De Wild.) Pedley

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia decurrens Willd. var. mollis Ker Gawl.
Acacia decurrens Willd. var. mollissima auct., non Willd.
Invalid Designation(s)
Acacia mollissima auct.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Brenan, J. P. M. & R. Melville. 1960. The Latin name of the black wattle. Kew Bull. 14:37.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
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  8. Fagg, C. W. & J. L. Stewart. 1994. The value of Acacia and Prosopis in arid and semi-arid environments. J. Arid Environm. 27:12.
  9. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Acacia+mearnsii&quantity=1
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  20. Pedley, L. 1986. Derivation and dispersal of Acacia (Leguminosae), with particular reference to Australia, and the recognition of Senegalia and Racosperma. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92:249. Note: = Racosperma mearnsii (De Wild.) Pedley
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Common names
English
black wattle –
green wattle –
late black wattle –
tan wattle –
Afrikaans
swartwattel –
French
acacia noir –
German
Gerberakazie –
Portuguese
acácia-negra –
Spanish
acacia negra –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaAustralian Capital Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Waless.e.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australias.e.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina s.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEurope Europe s.
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe s.
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales (s.e.), South Australia (s.e.), Tasmania, Victoria]
Cultivated
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China (s.)
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan, Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies, Jamaica
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • REGION: South America
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe (s.)
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). URL: http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Environmentalerosion control Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalornamental Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalshade/shelter Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Environmentalsoil improver Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Fuelscharcoal Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Fuelsfuelwood Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Materialsfiber Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Materialstannin/dyestuff Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Materialswood Lemmens, R. H. M. J. & N. Wulijarni-Soetjipto, eds. 1991. Dye and tannin-producing plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 3:41-45. URL: http://proseanet.org
Weed  Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12


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