Interim profile, incomplete information
Taxonomic name: Acacia mangium Willd.
Synonyms: Acacia glaucescens sensu Kaneh. & Hatus., Acacia holosericea A. Cunn., Acacia holosericea G. Don var. glabrata auct. non Maiden, Acacia holosericea G. Don var. multispirea auct. non Domin, Acacia holosericea G. Don var. neurocarpa auct. non (Hook.) Domin, Mangium montanum Rumph., Racosperma mangium (Willd.) Pedley
Common names: biar (Papua New Guinea), black wattle (English), brown salwood (Australia), hickory wattle (Australia), manggee hutan (Indonesia), mangium (Australia), Sabah salwood (Australia), tongke hutan (Indonesia)
Organism type: tree
Acacia mangium is a fast-growing tree that produces many seeds. Used for forestry and ecological restoration, it was widely planted and cultivated in many Pacific islands. It has naturalized in many cases and it is a threat to indigenous flora.
planted forests, ruderal/disturbed
Native range: Australia (Queensland), Molluccan Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
Known introduced range: Mayotte, French Guiana, New Caledonia and other Pacific islands : American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands (PIER, 2007). China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Hawaii and Nepal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2011).
Compiled by: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
Last Modified: Friday, 14 March 2008