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Acacia farnesiana (L.)Willd.

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HIGHER TAXON: Acacieae

GENUS: Acacia Mill.

Acacia farnesiana (L.)Willd. [Preferred name]
    Acacia acicularis Willd. {Synonym}
    Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.)Bailey {Synonym}
    Acacia indica (Poir.)Desv. {Synonym}
    Acacia lenticellata F.Muell. {Synonym}
    Acacia minuta (M.E.Jones)R.M.Beauch. {Synonym}
    Acacia minuta ssp. minuta (M.E.Jones)R.M.Beauch. {Synonym}
    Farnesia odora Gasp. {Synonym}
    Farnesiana odora Gasp. {Synonym}
    Mimosa acicularis Poir. {Synonym}
    Mimosa farnesiana L. {Synonym}
    Mimosa indica Poir. {Synonym}
    Mimosa suaveolens Salisb. {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E.Jones {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium minutum M.E.Jones {Synonym}
    Popanax farnesiana (L.)Raf. {Orthographic variant}
    Poponax farnesiana (L.)Raf. {Synonym}
    Vachellia farnesiana Wight & Arn. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Acacia Jaune [1790]; Acacia Odorant [1790]; Aroma [261, 2157]; Aroma Amarilla [1409]; Aromo [1661, 3348]; Ban Baburi [2264]; Bayahonda [2157]; Cambron [2157]; Carambomba [2157]; Cashia [2153]; Cassie [14, 1140, 1983, 3057, 3127, 3389, 3579]; Cassie Flower [1056, 3030, 3367]; Cassie Jaune [1915]; Cassis Commun [3063]; Cassy [3579]; Cuji Aroma [1661]; Dead Finish [3579]; Dintringahy [3402]; Ellington Curse [2264]; Epinard [1915]; Espino Blanco [2304]; Esponjeira [1167]; Farnese Wattle [3579]; Fleur De Cassie [3402]; Fleur De Cassier [1140]; Fragrant Acacia [1941]; Gandharii [3030]; Gandhio Babul [3030]; Gandila Bamura [3030]; Hatika [3402]; Huisache [1812, 1902, 1983, 3127, 3389]; Mimosa Bush [3579]; Mimosa Wattle [3579]; Needle Bush [3579]; North-west Curara [3579]; Opopanax [3127]; Opoponax [2153]; Pauji [1661]; Popinac [3127]; Prickly Mimosa Bush [3579]; Prickly Moses [3579]; Ramiarimbony [3402]; Roy-cassy [3402]; Roy-vazaha [3402]; Sheep's Briar [3579]; Sponge Tree [1998, 3367]; Sponge Wattle [3579]; Sweet Acacia [261, 1902, 1983, 3127, 3389, 3579]; Sweet Cassia [1790]; Thorny Acacia [3579]; Thorny Feather-wattle [3579]; Vaivaivakavotona [2264]; Wilayati Kikar [3030, 3605]; Wild Briar [3579]; Zakasya [1790]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [50]; Libya (I) [83]; Mozambique (I) [6]; South Africa (I) [50]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [23]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zimbabwe (I) [50]
  Asia
Afghanistan (I) [1939]; Bangladesh (I) [3366]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Cambodia (I) [1913]; China (I) [1958, 2085, 3403]; Fujian [3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; Sichuan [3403]; Yunnan [3403]; Zhejiang [3403]; India (I) [1914, 1947, 3017, 3020, 3028, 3040, 3094, 3140, 3143, 3366, 3367, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3384, 3584]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3367]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3584]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3366]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3367]; Meghalaya [3367]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3367]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3143]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3367]; Tripura [3367]; Uttar Pradesh [3367]; West Bengal [3367]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [2022, 3898, 3967, 3991]; Iran (I) [1939]; Iraq (I) [1939]; Japan (I) [2825]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Kalimantan (N) [3991]; Laos (I) [1913]; Malaysia (I) [2022, 3011, 3991]; Nepal (I) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [2010]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3011]; Philippines (I) [2022, 3963]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Sabah (N) [3991]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1927, 3076]; Sumatera (N) [3967]; Taiwan (I) [1931, 2085, 2827, 3403]; Thailand (I) [1913, 1998]; Vietnam (I) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [261, 1880, 3579]; New South Wales [1880, 3579]; Northern Territory [1880, 3579]; Queensland [1880]; South Australia [3579]; Western Australia [1880]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Antigua-Barbuda (U) [1790]; Bahamas (I) [2153, 2157]; Barbados (U) [2233]; Cayman Is (I) [453]; Cuba (I) [1409]; Dominica (I) [1790, 2136]; Dominican Republic (N) [2157]; Grenada (U) [2233]; Guadeloupe (U) [1790]; Haiti (N) [2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]; Martinique (U) [1790]; Montserrat (U) [1790]; Netherlands Leeward Is (N) [1790]; St Kitts-Nevis (N) [1790]; St Lucia (N) [1790]; St Vincent (N) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242, 1645]; Costa Rica (N) [1367, 1658, 2416]; El Salvador (N) [1645]; Guatemala (N) [1645]; Honduras (U) [2233]; Mexico (N) [2996]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [2233, 2304]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117]; Nicaragua (N) [1614, 3348]; Panama (N) [1224, 1604, 1614, 1645]
  Europe
France (I) [754, 2996]; Italy (I) [754]; Sicilia (I) [754]; Spain (I) [754]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (I) [3389]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3076, 3617]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3067]; Agalega I [3067]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Middle East
Israel (I) [1939]; Lebanon (I) [1939]; Saudi Arabia (I) [1939]; Syria (I) [1939]
  North America
United States (N) [453, 1360, 1430, 1431, 1460, 1470, 1604, 1614, 1645, 1680, 1714, 3157]; Arizona [3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]; Georgia [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]; Gilbert Is (I) [2235]; Hawaii (I) [1949]; Nauru (I) [2235]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1140, 1604, 1714]; Bolivia (N) [1289]; Brazil (N) [1167, 1233, 1414]; Colombia (N) [1292]; Ecuador (N) [2233]; French Guiana (N) [1408]; Guyana (N) [2285]; Peru (N) [1442]; Surinam (N) [2285]; Venezuela (N) [1661]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 50, 261, 453, 1056, 1360, 1790, 1913, 1915, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1931, 1941, 1947, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2111, 2153, 2157, 2264, 2825, 2996, 3057, 3348, 3367, 3402, 3403, 3579, 3898] ; Distribution Map [3579] ; Illustration [50, 1167, 1409, 1913, 1919, 1921, 1929, 1931, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2085, 3386, 3402, 3403, 3579]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [261] [1941] [3402], Tree [1941] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994 Rico ML ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1988 (Europe) ESFEDS, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (

  
USES:
  Chemical products [1927, 2010, 3030]; Domestic [261, 1915, 1939, 1998, 2828, 3030, 3127, 3579]; Environmental [1939, 1998, 2010, 2828, 3061]; Food and Drink [3030, 3579]; Forage [261, 1939, 3579]; Medicine [14, 1913, 2022, 2828, 3034, 3127]; Miscellaneous [14]; Weed [2264, 3579]; Wood [261, 1939, 3030, 3053, 3402]

  
NOTES:
  An 'absolute' extracted from flowers for aromatherapy. [3127]
  Used, with care, for skin care and nervous system in aromatherapy. [3127]
  Origin uncertain, probably South American. [1913]
  A perfume is extracted from the flowers. [1913]
  Believed to have been introduced to Australia before European settlement, from [3579]
  Central America (where it is native) via Philippines. Also found in tropical [3579]
  and subtropical America, Africa and Asia, often being naturalised. [3579]
  Native of Trop. America, widely naturalised & often planted. [261]
  Possibly intentionally introduced, but probably native sea-introduced. [3076]

  
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