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Details for: Acacia farnesiana
Source: ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).

Name: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 4: 1083. 1806
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
                              Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
                                   Tribus - Acacieae
                                        Genus - Acacia Mill.
                                            
Basionym: Mimosa farnesiana L.
Homotypic synonyms: Mimosa farnesiana L.
Synonyms: Acacia acicularis Willd.
Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv.
Acacia lenticellata F. Muell.
Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch.
Farnesia odora Gasp.
Farnesiana odora Gasp.
Mimosa acicularis Poir.
Mimosa indica Poir.
Mimosa suaveolens Salisb.
Pithecellobium acuminatum M. E. Jones
Pithecellobium minutum M. E. Jones
Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch. subsp. minuta
Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F. Muell.) Bailey
 
Comments: A perfume is extracted from the flowers., An 'absolute' extracted from flowers for aromatherapy., and subtropical America, Africa and Asia, often being naturalised., Believed to have been introduced to Australia before European settlement, from, Central America (where it is native) via Philippines. Also found in tropical, Native of Trop. America, widely naturalised & often planted., Origin uncertain, probably South American., Possibly intentionally introduced, but probably native sea-introduced., Used, with care, for skin care and nervous system in aromatherapy.
Common names: acacia de Indias (Spanish, Castillian), Acacia Jaune (), Acacia Odorant (), acácia-de-Dioscórides (Portuguese), aroma (Spanish, Castillian), Aroma Amarilla (), aromer (Catalan), aromer (Majorcan), aromo (Spanish, Castillian), aromo común (Spanish, Castillian), Ban Baburi (), Bayahonda (), cachia (Portuguese), Cambron (), Carambomba (), carambuco (Majorcan), carambuco (Spanish, Castillian), Cashia (), Cassie (English), Cassie Flower (English), Cassie Jaune (French), Cassis Commun (French), copos (Spanish, Castillian), Cuji Aroma (), Ellington Curse (), Epinard (), Espino Blanco (), esponja (Portuguese), Esponjeira (), esponjeira (Portuguese), esponjeira amarella (Portuguese), esponjeira farnesia (Portuguese), Fleur De Cassier (), flor de esponjeira (Portuguese), Fragrant Acacia (), likalea (Euskera), likurta (Euskera), Mimosa (), mimosa (Spanish, Castillian), Opopanax (), Opoponax (), Pauji (), Popinac (), Prickly Moses (), Sponge Tree (English), Sweet Acacia (English), Sweet Cassia (English), Vaivaivakavotona (), Zakasya ()[Credits]
Conservation Status: Not Threatened
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Ga(F) Hs(S) Ir It Le Si(S) Sy]
Use: Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Weed, Wood