| Source: |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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| Name: |
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Sp. Pl. 4: 1083. 1806 |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| 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.
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| Basionym: |
Mimosa farnesiana L. |
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Homotypic synonyms:
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Mimosa farnesiana L. |
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Synonyms:
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Acacia acicularis Willd. |
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Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv. |
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Acacia lenticellata F. Muell. |
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Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch. |
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Farnesia odora Gasp. |
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Farnesiana odora Gasp. |
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Mimosa acicularis Poir. |
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Mimosa indica Poir. |
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Mimosa suaveolens Salisb. |
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Pithecellobium acuminatum M. E. Jones |
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Pithecellobium minutum M. E. Jones |
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Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf. |
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Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. |
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Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch. subsp. minuta |
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Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F. Muell.) Bailey |
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| 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 |
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