Acacia confusa Merr.
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Tamil Nadu: Nilgiri
Habit: Tree
Isotype for Acacia confusa Merr.
Catalog Number: US 437062
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): E. D. Merrill
Locality: Luzon, Zambales, Philippines, Asia-Tropical
- Isotype: Merrill, E. D. 1910. Philipp. J. Sci., C. 5: 27.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Acacia confusa is a perennial tree native to South-East Asia. Some common names for it are Acacia Petit Feuille, Small Philippine Acacia, Formosa Acacia (Taiwan Acacia) and Formosan Koa. It grows to a height of 15 m. The tree has become very common in many tropical Pacific areas, including Hawaii, where the species is considered invasive.[2]
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Uses[edit]
Its uses include chemical products, environmental management and food and drink. The bark may be ground into a powder and saturated into water to create a tea, or may be spread onto various foods as a spice and taste enhancer. The wood has a density of about 0.75 g/cm³.[3] In Taiwan, its wood is used to make support beams for underground mines. The wood is also converted to charcoal for family use. The plant is used in traditional medicine[4] and is available from herbal medicine shops (草藥店) in Taiwan, but there has been no clinical study to support its effectiveness. It is also frequently used as a durable flooring material.
Phytochemicals[edit]
Phytochemicals found in Acacia confusa:
Root bark[edit]
- N-methyltryptamine, 1.43%[5]
- N,N-dimethyltryptamine, 1.15%[5]
Seeds[edit]
- Neurolathryogen (α-amino-β-oxalylaminopropionic acid), which can cause neurological damage, paralysis and death.[5]
Stems[edit]
Varieties[edit]
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Habit
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Leaves and pods
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Seeds
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)
- ^ Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- ^ FAO Appendix 1
- ^ Li, Thomas S. C. Taiwanese Native Medicinal Plants: Phytopharmacology and Therapeutic Values, CRC Press (2006), ISBN 0-8493-9249-7, p.2. online GoogleBooks preview
- ^ a b c d e Lycaeum
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"Notes: Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia"
Perennial, Trees, Woody throughout, Nodules present, Stems erect or ascending, Stems greater than 2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Extrafloral nectary glands on petiole, Stipules inconspicuous, absent, or caducous, Leaves simple, or appearing so, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets 1, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves reduced to phyllodia, Inflorescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts very small, absent or caducous, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx 5-lobed, Calyx glabrous, Petals united, valvate, Petals orange or yellow, Stamens numerous, more than 10, Stamens completely free, separate, Stamens long exserted, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Fruit a legume, Fruit unilocular, Fruit freel y dehiscent, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit coriaceous or becoming woody, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit compressed between seeds, Fruit torulose or moniliform, strongly constricted between seeds, Fruit glabrous or glabrate, Fruit 3-10 seeded, Seed with elliptical line or depression, pleurogram, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.
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