Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC., Fabaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Threat only at high elevations?  no

Other Latin names:  Acacia sinuata auct., Mimosa sinuata Lour.

Common name(s): [more details]

English: chikakai, piquant sappan, sappan, soap pod

Habit:  tree

Description:  "Climbing or scandent shrub. Branches with brown smooth stripes, thorny, the thorns short, broad-based, flattened. Leaves with caducous stipules not thorn-like; petiole 1-1.5 cm long with prominent gland about the middle; blade bipinnate, with 5-7 pairs of pinae, the primary rachis thorny, pubescent, the pinnae with 12-18 pairs of pinnae; pinnae oblong-lanceolate, 3-10 mm long, accrescent, acute and apiculate at apex, obliquely rounded at base, entire, glabrous. Inflorescences of 2 or 3 peduncled head in axils of upper reduced leaves, appearing paniculate; peduncles 1-2.5 cm long, pubescent; heads about 1 cm in diameter when mature. Flowers pink, without or with reduced subtending bracts; ovary stipitate, glabrous. Pods thick, somewhat flattened, stalked, 8 cm long, 15-18 mm wide" (Walker,1976; pp. 538-539).

Habitat/ecology:  "Rain forest, disturbed forest, open grassland, fields, creek sides, in open areas often a sprawling shrub; also recorded from limestone; altitude 50-1050 m" (Nielsen, 1992; pp. 48-49). In New Caledonia, "devenu localement un fléau" (MacKee, 1994; p. 76).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Tropical Asia (Nielsen, 1992; pp. 48-49).

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
New Caledonia New Caledonia	New Caledonia Islands		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 88)
New Caledonia New Caledonia	New Caledonia Islands	introduced invasive	Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 381) Devenu localement abondante.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive	Tassin, Jacques (2005)
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 76) Voucher cited: Amice in MacKee 43857, Amice in MacKee 44096 Spontané
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	uncertain if native	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands	uncertain if native	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Cambodia Cambodia	Cambodia (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
China China	China (People's Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Japan Ryukyu Islands	Ryukyu Islands	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)
Malaysia Malaysia	Malaysia (country of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Taiwan Taiwan	Taiwan Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)
Vietnam Vietnam	Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007)

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Mauritius Island	introduced	ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2005)
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Mauritius Island	introduced	Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 2)

Additional information:  Additional online information about Acacia concinna is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Taxonomic information about Acacia concinna may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

References:

Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe. 1996. Conséquences des introductions d'espèces animales et végétales sur la biodiversité en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 51:375-401.

Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 391 pp.

ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre. 2005. International Legume Database & Information Service. Online searchable database.

MacKee, H. S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 164 p.

Nielsen, I. C. 1992. Flora Malesiana, series I-Spermatophyta. Vol. 11, part 1. Mimosaceae (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae).

Swarbrick, John T. 1997. Weeds of the Pacific Islands. Technical paper no. 209. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. 124 pp.

Tassin, Jacques. 2005. Jacques Tassin (IAC-CIRAD), personal communication.

U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2007. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.