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Acacia melanoxylon

R.Br. (1813)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Acacia

Australian blackwood, blackwood acacia

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Not in flora
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Forestry

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Bibliography

Name Published In: W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 462 (1813)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:640 (K?, O?, Mo?, M? [forestry planting, but definitely nat. on EM]); Lorence et al. 1995:36 (NEWNAT/K, DESCR); Meidell et al. 1998:7 (WM); Staples & Herbst 2005:301 (KEY, DESCR); Oppenheimer 2010:35 (Mo)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Acacia melanoxylon East Maui, Makawao District, Nature Conservancy, Waikamoi Preserve below Hosmer Grove Preserved_Specimen Corollas cream. Wagner, W.L. 5819 Maui BISH 1988-03-05
2 Acacia melanoxylon Kokee HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Kauai 5/28/2007
3 Acacia melanoxylon 5 mi SE of Pukalani Planted at roadside. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 40'tall, 1' diam. Little Jr., E.L. 31097 Maui BISH 1976-08-24
4 Acacia melanoxylon W Maui, Lahaina District, along road to Haelaau cabin in vicinity of historic State & Territory forest plantings Assoc. vegetation: Metrosideros polymorpha, Psidium guajava, Paspalum conjugatum, Styphelia tameiameiae, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Dodonaea viscosa, Melinis minutiflora. Preserved_Specimen Meidell, J.S. 166 Maui BISH 1997-02-14
5 Acacia melanoxylon South Hilo, Waiakea Forest Reserve at jct. of North Kulani Road and Stainback Highway Preserved_Specimen tree of 35', DBH 9; smooth, light colored bark Herbst, D.R. 5814 Hawaii BISH 1976-04-19
6 Acacia melanoxylon Waimea Dist. Kokee State Park Mixed mesophytic forest of Acacia koa & Metrosideros polymorpha. Along road near mile 16.5. Preserved_Specimen Common tree of 8 meters. Flynn, T.W. 1988 Kauai BISH 1986-12-04
7 Acacia melanoxylon East Maui, Makawao Distr., Piiholo, former site of a Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association planting Collected from an old experimental planting. Preserved_Specimen Flowers whitish. Oppenheimer, H.L. 60308 Maui BISH 2003-06-12
8 Acacia melanoxylon Waimea Dist. Kokee State Park Along Koke'e-Halemanu Trail, from Camp Sloggett to Halemanu Valley. Mixed mesophytic forest of Acacia koa & Metrosideros along ridgetop. Preserved_Specimen Eight - ten m. tall, crown compact, conical, branches erect. Flowers in bud. Lorence, D.H. 5806 Kauai BISH 1988-02-17
9 Acacia melanoxylon Kikiakala, headwaters of Waihanau Stream Spreading from Forestry plantings and forming thickets in Metrosideros/Dicranopteris Forest. Preserved_Specimen Trees. Oppenheimer, H.L. 10812 Molokai BISH 2008-01-17
10 Acacia melanoxylon NE of Puu Makaliilii Spreading from Forestry plantings via root suckers and beginning to form thickets in disturbed Metrosideros/Dicranopteris Forest. Preserved_Specimen Trees. Oppenheimer, H.L. 10810 Molokai BISH 2008-01-16
11 Acacia melanoxylon East Maui, Makawao Distr., Piiholo, former site of a Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association planting Collected from an old experimental planting. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 60308 Maui BISH 2003-06-12
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