General information
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.
In the SFERA forest area, Acacia trees are the dominant tree species in some parts, especially in the SFERA IV area which is gazetted as a Forest Restoration area. Through the tree inventory conducted in 2023, it was found that the tree stand on the Kantalan Trail is dominated by 63% Acacia trees.
Basic information on Acacia mangium
|
Order |
: Fabales |
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Family |
: Fabaceae |
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Sub-family |
:
Caesalpinoidae |
|
Clade |
: Mimosoid
clade |
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Genus |
: Acacia |
|
Species |
: Acacia
mangium |
|
Common name |
: Akasia,
Kayu Kertas |
