Fabaceae FAMILY

Acacia celsa

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 celsa is an evergreen tree, usually with a single stem or sparingly branched at the base; it can grow 8 - 30 metres tall. The bole can be up to 80cm in diameter. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, like most members of this section of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for mainly local use of its wood. It is one of a group of species that have been highly recommended as acommercial wood crop for use in tropical plantation forestry.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - northeastern Queensland

HabitatOccurs as a pioneer or canopy species in rainforest habitats, ranging from coastal plains to steep mountains at elevations up to 900 metres[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].