Synonyms:

• (=) Acacia adenophora Spreng.
• (=) Acacia decurrens var. pauciglandulosa F. Muell. ex Benth.
• (=) Mimosa decurrens J. C. Wendl.
• (≡) Racosperma decurrens (Willd.) Pedley

Common names:

• black wattle  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• early black wattle  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• green wattle  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• queen wattle  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• Sydney green wattle  (Source: Aust Pl Common Names) - English
• Sydney wattle  (Source: Dict Rehm) - English
• groenwattel  (Source: Weeds SAfr 2001) - Afrikaans
• acacia noir  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• schwarze Akazie  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• xian ye jin he huan  (Source: F ChinaEng) - Transcribed Chinese

Economic Importance:

• Environmental: ornamental (fide Leg ErWild)
• Environmental: shade/shelter (in tea and quinine plantations fide Mansf Ency)
• Fuels: charcoal (fide Mansf Ency)
• Materials: fiber (for paper production fide Mansf Ency)
• Materials: tannin/dyestuff (fide Leg ErWild)
• Weed: (fide Weeds SAfr 2001)

Distributional Range:

Native

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (e.), Victoria (e.)]


Cultivated

Africa

• SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Asia-Temperate

• CHINA: China (s.)

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
• MALESIA: Indonesia, [Java] Philippines

Australasia

• AUSTRALIA: Australia
• NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Northern America

• SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Southern America

• BRAZIL: Brazil


Naturalized

Africa

• NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
• EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
• SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa

Asia-Tropical

• INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Australasia

• NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Southern America

• CARIBBEAN: Haiti

References:

1. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980- (F Aust)
2. Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941 (Leg ErWild)
3. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001 (Mansf Ency)
4. Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001 (Weeds SAfr 2001)
5. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS) Australian plant common name database (on-line resource). (Aust Pl Common Names)
6. International Legume Database & Information Service International Legume Database and Information Service (on-line resource). (ILDIS)
7. Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998 (Leg US)
8. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane Legumes of South Asia: a checklist. 2003 (Leg SAsia)
9. Liogier, A. H. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-. 1981- (F Hispan)
10. Pedley, L. 1987. Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in New Zealand: a checklist (Austrobaileya) 2:358.
11. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994 (Dict Rehm)
12. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994- (F ChinaEng)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=822. Accessed 8 junio 2026.