Taxon:  Acacia melanoxylon R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
926
Place of publication:
W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 5:462.  1813
Comment:
the description in Hortus kewensis is attributed to "Brown mss." so he is the author of the name fide Shenzhen ICN Art. 46 Ex. 25
Verified:
05/05/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
10 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Racosperma melanoxylon (R. Br.) Mart.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  4. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  5. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  6. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  7. Burbidge, N. T. & M. Gray. 1970. Flora of the Australian Capital Territory.
  8. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  9. Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
  10. Curtis, W. M. & D. I. Morris. 1956-. The student's flora of Tasmania.
  11. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  12. Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
  13. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  14. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  15. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  16. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
  17. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
  18. Jessop, J. P. & H. R. Toelken, eds. 1986. Flora of South Australia, ed. 4.
  19. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  20. Maslin, B. R. & L. Pedley. 1982. The distribution of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Australia. Part 1. Species distribution maps. Res. Notes W. Austral. Herb. 6:78.
  21. Maslin, B. R. & R. S. Cowan. 1995. Robert Brown, the typification of his new Acacia names in edition 2 of Aiton's "Hortus Kewensis". Nuytsia 10:115.
  22. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: cultivated
  23. Pedley, L. 1978. A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland. Austrobaileya 1:222.
  24. Pedley, L. 1987. Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2:352. Note: = Racosperma melanoxylon (R. Br.) Mart.
  25. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  26. Timberlake, J. et al. 1999. Field guide to the acacias of Zimbabwe.
  27. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  28. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
  29. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  30. Willis, J. H. 1970-1972. A handbook to plants in Victoria.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAustralian blackwood  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishblack sally  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishblack wattle  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishblackwood  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishblackwood acacia  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishPaluma blackwood  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishsally wattle  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishsilver wattle  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishTasmanian blackwood  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
AfrikaansAustraliese swarthout  2Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Swedishsvartvedsakacia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaAustralian Capital Territory Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australias.e.Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
2CultivatedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia s.PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMadagascar  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaEswatini  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia (s.e.), Victoria, Australian Capital Territory]
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia (s.)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Rwanda
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
  • REGION: Mexico
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile, Uruguay

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  3. International Legume Database & Information Service. International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource).
  4. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii)
  5. Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia. 2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
  6. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Environmentalrevegetator Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Weedseed contaminantpotentialWeber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weedseed contaminantpotentialHenderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCampbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=926. Accessed 15 April 2026.