botanical record · discovered
Blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon
Blackwood · Acacia melanoxylon · Acacia à bois dur · Acacia à bois noir, Acacia rouge · Acacia à bois noir, Acacia à bois dur · Acasia Pren Du · Acasiâu Pren Du · Australian Blackwood · Australian blackwood · Australiese swarthout · Gaggia · Mimosa · Mimosa à bois noir
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ACETIC-ACID, ANTHOCYANIDINS, 2,6-DIMETHOXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE, FAT
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Acacia melanoxylon
Common names: Blackwood, Acacia melanoxylon, Acacia à bois dur, Acacia à bois noir, Acacia rouge, Acacia à bois noir, Acacia à bois dur, Acasia Pren Du, Acasiâu Pren Du, Australian Blackwood, Australian blackwood, Australiese swarthout, Gaggia, Mimosa, Mimosa à bois noir
POWO: 470873-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Genotype by environment interaction for growth traits of families of <i>Acacia melanoxylon</i> based on BLUP and GGE biplot. · 2025 source ↗
- Efficient induction of tetraploids via adventitious bud regeneration and subsequent phenotypic variation in Acacia melanoxylon. · 2025 source ↗
- Potential allelopathic effects of alien Acacia melanoxylon and indigenous Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa on germination of Acacia melanoxylon · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETIC-ACID
- ANTHOCYANIDINS
- 2,6-DIMETHOXY-1,4-BENZOQUINONE
- FAT
- FLAVAN-3,4-DIOL
- HYPEROSIDE
- LEUCOANTHOCYANINS
- 6-METHOXY-2-METHYL-3,5-DIHYDROBENZOFURANO-4,7-DIONE
- 2-METHYL-6-METHOXY-FURANOBENZOQUINONE
- PHLOBAPHENE
- TANNIN
- ACAMELIN
- CELLULOSE
- GIBBERELLIC-ACID
- METHANOL
- PROTEIN
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- DIHYDROSPINASTEROL
- SPINASTEROL
- STIGMASTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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