Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [19][680][754][1056][1167][1880][1915][1941][2085]

Other names:

Acacia decurrens Willd. Var. mollis Lindl. [Synonym] [2825]
Acacia mollissima sensu auct. [Misapplied] [19][28][35]
Racosperma mearnsii (De Wild.)Pedley [Synonym] [493]

Common Names:

Ac cia-negra [1167]
Black Wattle [19] [1941] [2080]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Shrub
- Tree
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1994 Rico ML
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Chemical products [19] [1360] [1915] [2080] [2828]
Environmental [2944]
Wood [19] [1915]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Ethiopia [24]
- Kenya [1]
- Rwanda [38]
- South Africa [19]
- Swaziland [19]
- Tanzania [1]
- Uganda [1]
- Zambia [28]

Asia [1914] [1927] [2010] [2085] [2825] [2827]
- China [2085]
- India [1914]
- Pakistan [2010]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [1927]
- Taiwan [2085] [2827]

Australasia [1880] [2420]
- Australia [19] [1880]
  - New South Wales [1880]
  - South Australia [1880]
  - Victoria [1880]
- Tasmania [1880] [2420]

Caribbean [1056]
- Jamaica [1056]

Europe [754]
- Corsica [754]
- Italy-F.E. [754]
- Portugal [754]
- Spain-F.E. [754]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941]
- Reunion [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

North America [1360]
- United States [1360]

Pacific Ocean [1949] [2080]
- Hawaii [1949]
- New Zealand(North) [2080]
- New Zealand(South) [2080]

South America [1167]
- Brazil [1167]
  - Rio Grande do Sul [1167]
  - Santa Catarina [1167]

Notes:

also introduced in Malesia.

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:48:22