Acacia farnesiana (L.)Willd.

Acacia farnesiana (L.)Willd.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [50][453][754][1049][1056][1360][1790][1915][1941][2264][2825][2832]

Other names:

Acacia acicularis Willd. [Synonym] [1604][1460][1430]
Acacia indica (Poiret)Desv. [Synonym] [1915]
Acacia minuta (M.E.Jones)Beauch. [Synonym]
Acacia minuta (M.E.Jones)Beauch. Subsp. minuta [Synonym]
Mimosa acicularis Poiret [Synonym] [2264]
Mimosa farnesiana L. [Synonym] [1408][1409][1414][1360][1442][1460][1604][1645][1790][1915][2264][1292][1167][1430]
Mimosa indica Poiret [Synonym] [1915]
Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E.Jones [Synonym]
Pithecellobium minutum M.E.Jones [Synonym]
Poponax farnesiana (L.)Raf. [Synonym] [1661]
Vachellia farnesiana Wight & Arn. [Synonym] [2235][1790]

Common Names:

Acacia Jaune [1790]
Acacia Odorant [1790]
Aroma [2157]
Aroma Amarilla [1409]
Aromo [1661]
Ban Baburi [2264]
Bayahonda [2157]
Cambr¢n [2157]
Carambomba [2157]
Cashia [2153]
Cassie [14] [1140] [3057] [3127]
Cassie Flower [1056]
Cassie Jaune [1915]
Cassis Commun [3063]
Cuj¡ Aroma [1661]
Ellington Curse [2264]
Espino Blanco [2304]
Esponjeira [1167]
Fleur de Cassier [1140]
Fragrant Acacia [1941]
Huisache [1812] [1902] [3127]
Opopanax [3127]
Opoponax [2153]
Pauj¡ [1661]
Popinac [3127]
Sweet Acacia [1902] [3127]
Sweet Cassia [1790]
Vaivaivakavotona [2264]
Zakasya [1790]
pinard [1915]

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
- 1999 Bisby FA
- 1999-05 Heald J
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1994 Rico ML
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Domestic [1915] [1939] [2828] [3127]
Environmental [1939] [2828] [3061]
Forage [1939]
Medicine [2828] [3127] [14]
Miscellaneous [14]
Weed [2264]
Wood [1939] [3053]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Ethiopia [24]
- Ghana [50]
- Libya [83]
- Mozambique [6]
- South Africa [50]
- Tanzania [1]
- Togo [23]
- Uganda [1]
- Zimbabwe [50]

Asia [1913] [1914] [1927] [1931] [1939] [1947] [1958] [2010] [2022] [2085] [2825] [2827]
- Afghanistan [1939]
- Bhutan [1947]
- Cambodia [1913]
- China [1958] [2085]
- India [1914]
- Indonesia-ISO [2022]
- Iran [1939]
- Iraq [1939]
- Japan [2825]
- Laos [1913]
- Malaysia-ISO [2022]
- Pakistan [2010]
- Philippines [2022]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [1927]
- Taiwan [1931] [2085] [2827]
- Thailand [1913]
- Vietnam [1913]

Australasia [1880]
- Australia [1880]
  - New South Wales [1880]
  - Northern Territory [1880]
  - Queensland [1880]
  - Western Australia [1880]

Caribbean [453] [1056] [1360] [1409] [1430] [1431] [1460] [1604] [1645] [1790] [2136] [2153] [2157] [2233]
- Antigua-Barbuda [1790]
- Bahamas [2153] [2157]
- Barbados [2233]
- Cayman Is [453]
- Cuba [1409]
- Dominica [1790] [2136]
- Dominican Republic [2157]
- Grenada [2233]
- Guadeloupe [1790]
- Haiti [2157]
- Jamaica [1056]
- Martinique [1790]
- Montserrat [1790]
- Netherlands Leeward Is [1790]
- St Kitts-Nevis [1790]
- St Lucia [1790]
- St Vincent [1790]

Central America [1117] [2233] [2304] [2416]
- Belize [1242] [1645]
- Costa Rica [1367] [1658] [2416]
- El Salvador [1645]
- Guatemala [1645]
- Honduras [2233]
- Mexico(North & Central) [2233] [2304]
- Mexico(South East) [1117]
- Nicaragua [1614]
- Panama [1224] [1604] [1614] [1645]

Europe
- France-F.E. [754]
- Italy-F.E. [754]
- Sicilia-F.E. [754]
- Spain-F.E. [754]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3054] [3062] [3067]
- Comoro Is [3054]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [1915] [3067]
- Reunion [1915]
- Rodrigues [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

Middle East [1939]
- Israel [1939]
- Lebanon [1939]
- Saudi Arabia [1939]
- Syria [1939]

North America
- United States [453] [1360] [1430] [1431] [1460] [1470] [1604] [1614] [1645] [1680] [1714]

Pacific Ocean [1940] [1949] [2235] [2264] [2968]
- Fiji [1940] [2264]
- Gilbert Is [2235]
- Hawaii [1949]
- Nauru [2235]
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Society Is [2968]

South America [1] [1140] [2233] [2285]
- Argentina [1140] [1604] [1714]
- Bolivia [1289]
- Brazil [1167] [1233] [1414]
- Colombia [1292]
- Ecuador [2233]
- French Guiana [1408]
- Guyana [2285]
- Peru [1442]
- Surinam [2285]
- Venezuela [1661]

Notes:

Source of 'cassie', used in perfumery. (Dalziel ref.14, Burkart ref.1140).
Status in Africa somewhat uncertain fide Brenan, FTEA ref.1.
An 'absolute' extracted from flowers for aromatherapy. [3127]
Used, with care, for skin care and nervous system in aromatherapy. [3127]

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