Fabaceae FAMILY

Acacia peregrinalis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.

Botanical Description

Acacia peregrinalis is a slender tree usually growing 15 - 35 metres tall. The straight bole can be free of branches for 12 - 21 metres and 25 - 90cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. (as Acacia aulacocarpa). This is one of a group of species that have been highly recommended as a commercial wood crop for use in tropical plantation forestry.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea

HabitatSavannah, monsoon forest, light rain forest, or secondary forest in areas flooded during the rainy season, scrub forest, stony or sandy soils; at elevations up to 60 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].