Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.

English: Australian blackwood, Blackwood

German: Schwarzholzakazie

Portuguese: Acácia

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Fabales (244)

        Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)

          Genus: Acacia (10)

            Epithet: melanoxylon R.Br. (1)

Synonyms: Acacia arcuata Spreng., Acacia arcuata Spreng., Mimosa melanoxylon (R.Br.) Poir., Racosperma melanoxylon (R.Br.) C.Mart., Racosperma melanoxylon (R.Br.) Pedley

arcuata => bow-shaped, bent

melanoxylon => having black wood

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: beige, white

Check for Acacia melanoxylon at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [1] ANPSA Plant Guide: Acacia
• [182] Acacia melanoxylon - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [439] Acacia melanoxylon - Plants For A Future database
• [1221] Acacia - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [10] Ricoi, N.R., Silvar,C. (2001): Guía das árbores de Galicia. Baía Edicións, A Coruña, Spain.