Acacia mangium

Black wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. mangium
Binomial name
Acacia mangium
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Acacia mangium is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to northeastern Queensland in Australia, the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, Papua, and the eastern Maluku Islands.[3] Common names include black wattle, hickory wattle, mangium, and forest mangrove. Its uses include environmental management and wood.[2]

It was first described in 1806 by Carl Ludwig Willdenow, who described it as living in the Moluccas.[4][5]

  1. ^ Arnold, R.; Thomson, L. (2019). "Acacia mangium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T18435820A18435824. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T18435820A18435824.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Acacia mangium – ILDIS LegumeWeb". ildis.org. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  3. ^ Francis, John K. (1 January 2003). "Acacia mangium Willd". Tropical Tree Seed Manual. Reforestation, Nurseries & Genetics Resources. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Acacia mamgium". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  5. ^ Willdenow, C.L. (1806). "Acacia Mangium". Species Plantarum Edn. 4. 4 (2): 1053.