Acacia mangium

Black wattle
Scientific 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 glaucescens sensu Kaneh. & Hatus.
  • Mangium montanum Rumph.
  • Racosperma mangium (Willd.) Pedley

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. Common names include black wattle, hickory wattle, mangium, and forest mangrove. Its uses include environmental management and wood.

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

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