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Internal ID UUID643fd9693ad29133121152
Scientific name Acacia salicina
Authority Lindl.
First published in T.L.Mitchell, Three Exped. Australia2: 20 (1838)

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Common products:
Wood (fuelwood, posts, small timber) is produced from stems.

Industrial and craft applications:
Wood is cut into posts, small-dimension lumber, and used for fence posts, farm structures, and craft items; it is also used as fuelwood.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
Mature seeds have been roasted and ground to flour for baking, after careful handling to reduce cyanogenic glycosides.

Colorants and tanning:
Bark is a source of tannins historically used to tan hides and produce brown dyes.

Wood and fiber:
Wood is valued for high density and durability; it yields excellent firewood and charcoal.

Properties relevant to use:
Bark yields hydrolysable tannins used in leather tanning; seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides that are reduced by roasting.

Standards and regulation:
No specific standards or regulatory frameworks are commonly cited for this species’ products; food use remains non-commercial and location-dependent.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Widely cultivated in semi-arid and temperate regions for soil stabilization, erosion control, and farm shelterbelts; logs are harvested locally.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Racosperma salicinum (Lindl.) Pedley Austrobaileya2: 355 (1987)
Acacia varians Benth. T.L.Mitchell, J. Exped. Trop. Australia: 132 (1848)
Acacia salicina var. varians Benth. Fl. Austral.2: 367 (1864)
Acacia salix-tristis F.Muell. Hooker's Journal of Botany & Kew Garden Miscellany 1853
Acacia salicina var. typica Domin Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 255 (1926)

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Language Common/alternative name
English cooba
Hebrew שיטת עלי-ערבה
Russian Акация иволистная
Chinese 銀柳相思

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000185366
USDA Plants ACSA10
Tropicos 13024475
INPN 79709
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:471382-1
The Plant List ild-31585
Open Tree Of Life 3918198
Observations.org 386116
NCBI Taxonomy 479624
IUCN Red List 82772505
IPNI 79150-3
iNaturalist 291217
GBIF 2978548
Freebase /m/02qbkt5
EPPO ACASC
EOL 643418
Elurikkus 346602
USDA GRIN 980
Wikipedia Acacia_salicina
CMAUP NPO3990

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Scientific Literature Top

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The Fabaceae in Northeastern Mexico (Subfamily Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae Clade, Tribes Mimoseae, Acacieae, and Ingeae) Estrada-Castillón E, Villarreal-Quintanilla JÁ, Cuéllar-Rodríguez G, Encina-Domínguez JA, Martínez-Ávalos JG, Mora-Olivo A, Sánchez-Salas J Plants (Basel) 30-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10857220
doi:10.3390/plants13030403
PMID:38337936
Comparative analysis of flavonoid metabolites from different parts of Hemerocallis citrina Lv H, Guo S BMC Plant Biol 13-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10571393
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04510-6
PMID:37828495
An Inventory of Anthelmintic Plants across the Globe Ahmed H, Kilinc SG, Celik F, Kesik HK, Simsek S, Ahmad KS, Afzal MS, Farrakh S, Safdar W, Pervaiz F, Liaqat S, Zhang J, Cao J Pathogens 13-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9866317
doi:10.3390/pathogens12010131
PMID:36678480
Traditional Knowledge, Phytochemistry, and Biological Properties of Vachellia tortilis Taha D, El Hajjaji S, Mourabit Y, Bouyahya A, Lee LH, El Menyiy N, Tarik A, Benali T, El Moudden H, Gallo M, Iba N, Bourais I Plants (Basel) 02-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9737653
doi:10.3390/plants11233348
PMID:36501387
Evaluation of the cytotoxic, anticancer, and genotoxic activities of Acacia nilotica flowers and their effects on N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced genotoxicity in mice Diab KA, Fahmy MA, Hassan EM, El-Toumy SA Mol Biol Rep 07-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9463273
doi:10.1007/s11033-022-07662-0
PMID:35934768
Diversity of Useful Plants in Cabo Verde Islands: A Biogeographic and Conservation Perspective Duarte MC, Gomes I, Catarino S, Brilhante M, Gomes S, Rendall A, Moreno Â, Fortes AR, Ferreira VS, Baptista I, Dinis H, Romeiras MM Plants (Basel) 15-May-2022
PMCID:PMC9144021
doi:10.3390/plants11101313
PMID:35631738
Synoptic Overview of Exotic Acacia, Senegalia and Vachellia (Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoid Clade, Fabaceae) in Egypt Hassan RA, Hamdy RS Plants (Basel) 01-Jul-2021
PMCID:PMC8309130
doi:10.3390/plants10071344
PMID:34371547
Partial Substitution of K by Na Alleviates Drought Stress and Increases Water Use Efficiency in Eucalyptus Species Seedlings Mateus ND, Florentino AL, Santos EF, Ferraz AD, Goncalves JL, Lavres J Front Plant Sci 15-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8005639
doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.632342
PMID:33790923
Evolution of Diverse Effective N2-Fixing Microsymbionts of Cicer arietinum following Horizontal Transfer of the Mesorhizobium ciceri CC1192 Symbiosis Integrative and Conjugative Element Hill Y, Colombi E, Bonello E, Haskett T, Ramsay J, O’Hara G, Terpolilli J Appl Environ Microbiol 12-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC8090884
doi:10.1128/AEM.02558-20
PMID:33355157
Pest categorisation of the non‐EU phytoplasmas of tuber‐forming Solanum spp. Bragard C, Dehnen‐Schmutz K, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Bosco D, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Galetto L, Marzachì C, Pautasso M, Jacques M EFSA J 23-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7757785
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6356
PMID:33376553
Diversity and structural differences of bacterial microbial communities in rhizocompartments of desert leguminous plants Zhou Z, Yu M, Ding G, Gao G, He Y PLoS One 22-Dec-2020
PMCID:PMC7755220
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241057
PMID:33351824
Different landscape effects on the genetic structure of two broadly distributed woody legumes, Acacia salicina and A. stenophylla (Fabaceae) Encinas‐Viso F, McDonald‐Spicer C, Knerr N, Thrall PH, Broadhurst L Ecol Evol 31-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC7713966
doi:10.1002/ece3.6952
PMID:33304553
Isorhamnetin 3-O-neohesperidoside promotes the resorption of crown-covered bone during tooth eruption by osteoclastogenesis Yu X, Zheng F, Shang W, Du Y, Zhen J, Mao Y, Zhang S Sci Rep 20-Mar-2020
PMCID:PMC7083939
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-62107-7
PMID:32198458
Pest categorisation of the non‐EU phytoplasmas of Cydonia Mill., Fragaria L., Malus Mill., Prunus L., Pyrus L., Ribes L., Rubus L. and Vitis L. Bragard C, Dehnen‐Schmutz K, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Bosco D, Chiumenti M, Di Serio F, Galetto L, Marzachì C, Pautasso M, Jacques M EFSA J 13-Jan-2020
PMCID:PMC7008834
doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5929
PMID:32626484
Frequent sugar feeding behavior by Aedes aegypti in Bamako, Mali makes them ideal candidates for control with attractive toxic sugar baits (ATSB) Sissoko F, Junnila A, Traore MM, Traore SF, Doumbia S, Dembele SM, Schlein Y, Traore AS, Gergely P, Xue RD, Arheart KL, Revay EE, Kravchenko VD, Beier JC, Müller GC PLoS One 17-Jun-2019
PMCID:PMC6576782
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214170
PMID:31206547

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Phenol ethers / Aminophenyl ethers
2,4,6-Trimethoxyaniline 84271 Click to see COC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)OC)N)OC 183.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene glycosides / Iridoid O-glycosides
Plumieride 72319 Click to see CC(C1=CC2(C=CC3C2C(OC=C3C(=O)OC)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)OC1=O)O 470.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones
(1S,4S,8R,10S,11S,14S)-11-ethyl-12-oxo-7,9,13-trioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.04,14]tetradeca-2,5-diene-5-carboxylic acid 38348951 Click to see 278.26 unknown via CMAUP database
Allamandin 5281540 Click to see CC=C1C2C3(C=CC4C3C(O2)OC(C4C(=O)OC)O)OC1=O 308.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Isoplumericin 5281543 Click to see CC=C1C2C3(C=CC4C3C(O2)OC=C4C(=O)OC)OC1=O 290.27 unknown via CMAUP database
methyl (1S,4S,8R,10S,11S,14S)-11-ethyl-12-oxo-7,9,13-trioxatetracyclo[6.5.1.01,10.04,14]tetradeca-2,5-diene-5-carboxylate 95790359 Click to see CCC1C2C3(C=CC4C3C(O2)OC=C4C(=O)OC)OC1=O 292.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Plumericin 5281545 Click to see 290.27 unknown via CMAUP database
Plumeridoid C 123964288 Click to see 310.30 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
Arjunolic acid 73641 Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CC(C(C5(C)CO)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C 488.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Beta-Amyrin Acetate 92156 Click to see 468.80 unknown via CMAUP database
Betulinic Acid 64971 Click to see 456.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Lupeol 259846 Click to see CC(=C)C1CCC2(C1C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC2)C)C)(C)C)O)C)C 426.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Lupeol Acetate 92157 Click to see 468.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives
(1S,3R,6S,8R,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R,5R)-5-hydroxy-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl]-7,7,12,16-tetramethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-ol 14313591 Click to see 442.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Sitogluside 5742590 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)C 576.80 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Benzoquinones / P-benzoquinones
2,6-Dimethoxyquinone 68262 Click to see COC1=CC(=O)C=C(C1=O)OC 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
Paroxypropione 6271 Click to see CCC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)O 150.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyrans / Pyranones and derivatives
Fulvoplumierin 5281541 Click to see CC=CC=C1C=CC2=C1C(=O)OC=C2C(=O)OC 244.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Pyridines and derivatives
(7S)-3'-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]spiro[5,6-dihydrocyclopenta[c]pyridine-7,5'-furan]-2'-one 45101897 Click to see 231.25 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolizines
Plumerinine 14583329 Click to see CC1CCC(N2C1CC(CC2C(C)C)O)C 225.37 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids
P-Coumaric Acid 637542 Click to see 164.16 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Kaempferol 5280863 Click to see 286.24 unknown via CMAUP database
Melanoxetin 15560442 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9641164
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S)-3-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-5-yl]oxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol 14757896 Click to see 510.50 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 7-O-methylated flavonoids
3',5-Dihydroxy-4',7-dimethoxyflavone 5320496 Click to see 314.29 unknown via CMAUP database
Ayanin 5280682 Click to see 344.30 unknown via CMAUP database

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