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Acacia dealbata

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID643fdace05dad213433889
Scientific name Acacia dealbata
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First published in Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt.1: 445 (1821)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Hardwood timber for light construction, furniture, joinery, and flooring; pulpwood for papermaking; essential oil from flowers used in perfumery.

Industrial and craft applications:
The wood is suitable for general carpentry and light construction and is used in furniture, joinery, and flooring. Logs are pulped to kraft pulp and paper grades.

Colorants and tanning:
Bark is a source of quebracho-type condensed tannins used in leather tanning. Tanning yields dark brown leather with good fastness. Commercial practice is consolidated with other Acacia/Creosotebush material and reported for A. dealbata bark.

Wood and fiber:
The species provides a dense, durable hardwood with stable dimensions. Bole and branch wood are also used as fuelwood and charcoal.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
Flower essential oil, rich in linalool, is used in perfumery blends. The oil exhibits typical floral notes and acceptable stability suitable for fragrance formulations.

Properties relevant to use:
The heartwood has high extractive content that confers natural decay resistance. Bark tannins are condensed-type proanthocyanidins, compatible with standard mineral and vegetable tanning systems. The hardwood density typically ranges from about 600 to 750 kg/m³ at 12% moisture, supporting structural performance. The flower essential oil typically contains 30–60% linalool with balanced monoterpenes/esters.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Invasive and highly flammable in some regions, particularly southeastern Australia; management focuses on control and utilization. Plantation sources can be managed for fiber and timber. No specialized timber or tannin standards apply beyond general forestry and leather-industry regulations.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Acacia decurrens var. dealbata (Link) Muller
Acacia decurrens var. dealbata (Link) Maiden Wattles Wattle-Barks, ed. 3: 34 (1906)
Racosperma dealbatum (Link) Pedley Austrobaileya2: 348 (1987)
Mimosa dealbata (Link) Page Page's Prodr.: 148 (1818)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English silver wattle
English mimosa
Spanish mimosa eburnea
Spanish alcarcia
Spanish alcacia
Arabic سنط أطحل
Azerbaijani sarı akasiya
Azerbaijani gümüşü аkasiyа
Azerbaijani gümüşü akasiya
azb ساری آکاسی
Bulgarian сребриста акация
Catalan mimosa comuna
Czech akácie sivozelená
German silberakazie
German silber-akazie
Estonian hõbeakaatsia
Basque mimosa
Persian آکاسیای نقرهای
Finnish hopea-akaasia
Finnish hopea-akasia
French mimosa d'hiver
French mimosa des fleuristes
Galician mimoseira
Galician mimosa
Hebrew שיטה כסופה
Hungarian ezüst akácia
Italian mimosa
Japanese フサアカシア
Kazakh Мимоза
Macedonian Мимоза
Malayalam വെള്ളവാറ്റിൽ
os Æвзистхуыз хъæдурбæлас
Polish akacja srebrzysta
Russian Акация подбелённая
Russian Акация беловатая
Russian Акация подбеленная
Russian Мимоза серебристая
Russian Акация серебристая
Slovenian srebrnkasta akacija
Slovenian mimoza
Serbian Мимоза
Swedish silverakacia
Turkish gümüşi akasya
Turkish mimoza
Ukrainian Акація срібляста
Vietnamese keo phấn trắng
vro hõpõkaadsipuu
Chinese 銀栲
Chinese 鱼骨松
Chinese 德爾栲
Chinese 鱼骨槐
Chinese 银荆

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Acacia dealbata subsp. subalpina Tindale & Kodela Telopea9: 319 (2001)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Acacia dealbata var. dealbata Unknown

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Free State
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Lesotho
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Zaïre
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Mauritius
      • Réunion
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Eastern Asia
      • Taiwan
    • Western Asia
      • Palestine
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Norfolk Island
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
    • Caribbean
      • Haiti
      • Jamaica
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Guatemala
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Chile Central
      • Chile South
      • Desventurados Islands
      • Juan Fernández Islands
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000192338
UNII H30A9ZX559
USDA Plants ACDE3
Tropicos 13023839
INPN 79691
Flora of Italy 2244
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470130-1
The Plant List ild-389
Plantarium 27
PFAF Acacia dealbata
Open Tree Of Life 274405
Observations.org 113751
NCBI Taxonomy 205042
Nature Serve 2.143384
IUCN Red List 49841387
IPNI 470130-1
iNaturalist 53343
GBIF 2979474
Freebase /m/026m36j
EPPO ACADA
EOL 684065
Elurikkus 229362
Calflora (Californian flora) 29
USDA GRIN 819
Wikipedia Acacia_dealbata

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Supplementation of Acacia dealbata versus Acacia mearnsii leaf-meal has potential to maintain growth performance of lambs grazing low-quality communal rangelands in South Africa Mushunje LH, Marandure T, Chikwanha OC, Bennett J, Hawkins HJ, Palmer AR, Wu L, M.C M, Mapiye C Trop Anim Health Prod 09-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11082017
doi:10.1007/s11250-024-04004-z
PMID:38722369
Comparative analysis of root associated microbes in tropical cultivated and weedy rice (Oryza spp.) and temperate cultivated rice Juliyanti V, Itakura R, Kotani K, Lim SY, Suzuki G, Chong CW, Song BK, Rahman S Sci Rep 26-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11053024
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-60384-0
PMID:38671238
Damage analysis of Pochazia shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in persimmons Baek S, Lee G, Park CG PLoS One 16-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11020831
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0301471
PMID:38625892
Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential Lahlou RA, Carvalho F, Pereira MJ, Lopes J, Silva LR Pharmaceutics 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11054966
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics16040454
PMID:38675115
Higher Plant-Derived Biostimulants: Mechanisms of Action and Their Role in Mitigating Plant Abiotic Stress Martínez-Lorente SE, Martí-Guillén JM, Pedreño MÁ, Almagro L, Sabater-Jara AB Antioxidants (Basel) 06-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10967762
doi:10.3390/antiox13030318
PMID:38539851
New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update Musarella CM, Laface VL, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10934091
doi:10.3390/plants13050620
PMID:38475466
Black (Acacia mearnsii) and silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) invasive tree species impact on soil physicochemical properties in South Africa: A systematic literature review Lusizi Z, Motsi H, Nyambo P, Elephant DE Heliyon 09-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10825353
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24102
PMID:38293477
Update of the Xylella spp. host plant database – systematic literature search up to 30 June 2023 Gibin D, Gutierrez Linares A, Fasanelli E, Pasinato L, Delbianco A EFSA J 15-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10722330
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8477
PMID:38107375
Harnessing sulfate-reducing bacteria with plants growing to revitalize metal-tainted coal mine soils in Midwest China: metal sequestration performance, ecological networking interaction, and functional enzymatic prediction Yang Z, Wu Q, Liu Z, Qi X, Zhang Z, He M, Peng C, Zeng L, Wang J, Li F, Yang Z, Yin H Front Microbiol 15-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10684746
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1306573
PMID:38033581
Sage leaf rock rose water extract: a bio-solution for enhancing the growth and salt stress resistance of sorghum plants Roussi Z, Ennoury A, Krid A, Nhiri M Physiol Mol Biol Plants 29-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10678872
doi:10.1007/s12298-023-01370-0
PMID:38024950
Engineered yeasts and lignocellulosic biomaterials: shaping a new dimension for biorefinery and global bioeconomy Asemoloye MD, Bello TS, Oladoye PO, Remilekun Gbadamosi M, Babarinde SO, Ebenezer Adebami G, Olowe OM, Temporiti ME, Wanek W, Marchisio MA Bioengineered 18-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10586088
doi:10.1080/21655979.2023.2269328
PMID:37850721
Phenolic Antioxidant Protection in the Initial Growth of Cryptocarya alba: Two Different Responses against Two Invasive Fabaceae Rodríguez-Cerda L, Guedes LM, Torres S, Gavilán E, Aguilera N Plants (Basel) 16-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10610473
doi:10.3390/plants12203584
PMID:37896047
First Chemical Profile Analysis of Acacia Pods Pedro SI, Fernandes TA, Luís Â, Antunes AM, Gonçalves JC, Gominho J, Gallardo E, Anjos O Plants (Basel) 05-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10575431
doi:10.3390/plants12193486
PMID:37836226
Teline monspessulana Can Harm the Chilean Native Tree Nothofagus obliqua: Effects on Germination and Initial Growth Aguilera N, Guedes LM, Alvarado U, Sáez-Carrillo K Plants (Basel) 28-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10575075
doi:10.3390/plants12193419
PMID:37836159
The great escape: patterns of enemy release are not explained by time, space or climate Xirocostas ZA, Ollerton J, Tamme R, Peco B, Lesieur V, Slavich E, Junker RR, Pärtel M, Raghu S, Uesugi A, Bonser SP, Chiarenza GM, Hovenden MJ, Moles AT Proc Biol Sci 16-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10427826
doi:10.1098/rspb.2023.1022
PMID:37583319

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
[(3aR,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aR,11bR,13aR,13bR)-3a,5a,5b,8,8,11a-hexamethyl-1-prop-1-en-2-yl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysen-9-yl] hexadecanoate 137705088 Click to see 665.10 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10575639608043247
Lupenone 92158 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(=O)C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)C)C 424.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10575639608043247
Lupeol 259846 Click to see 426.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10575639608043247
Lupeol trans-cinnamate 5471662 Click to see 556.90 unknown https://doi.org/10.1080/10575639608043247
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Glycosyl compounds / Cyanogenic glycosides
Prunasin 119033 Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C#N)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O 295.29 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)89089-5
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Catechins / Epigallocatechins
Epigallocatechin 72277 Click to see C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O 306.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1021/NP100372T
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavan-3-ols
(-)-Fisetinidol 442397 Click to see 274.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85959-2
5-(3,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)benzene-1,2,3-triol 12314982 Click to see 290.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PHYTOCHEM.2012.07.012
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3137845/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones
Butin 92775 Click to see C1C(OC2=C(C1=O)C=CC(=C2)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O 272.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85959-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / Flavanones / Flavanonols
(3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,7-dihydroxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 5316714 Click to see 288.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85959-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Fisetin 5281614 Click to see 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85959-2
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(E)-1-[2-[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,6-dihydroxyphenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one 163193390 Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2COC(C(C2O)O)OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C(=O)C=CC4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)O)O)O)O 550.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95301-9
(E)-1-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one 163037370 Click to see 464.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944531
1-[2-[3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,6-dihydroxyphenyl]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one 74819242 Click to see 550.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)95301-9
Isosalipurposide 5318659 Click to see 434.40 unknown https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025329/
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides
2-(3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one 154496989 Click to see 478.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85445-X

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