Acacia mangium

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Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Acacia mangiuma-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh -- meaning: thorny, spiny
man-JEE-um -- pronunciation / meaning not known to mecommonly known as: black wattle, brown salwood, forest mangrove, hickory wattle, mangium wattle, sabah salwood

Native to: Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

... phyllodes 5-10 cm broad, 2-4 times as long as broad, dark green, chartaceous when dry ... phyllodes have (3-)4 longitudinal main nerves which join on the dorsal margin at the base of the phyllode, secondary nerves fine and inconspicuous.

... flowers in loose spikes to 10 cm long, solitary or paired in the upper axils.

References: RNGRWorld Agroforestry Centre

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NP! ID: 1092080
Title: Acacia mangium
File Size: 2816 × 2112 – 2.09 MB

Created: Wed, 06/04/2008 - 2:52am
Modified: Wed, 06/04/2008 - 2:52am

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