Acacia confusa Merr. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Acacia confusa Merr.

Summary

Genus:

Acacia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Mimosoideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

810

Place of publication:

Philipp. J. Sci., C 5:27. 1910

Verified:

10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Racosperma confusum (Merr.) Pedley

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Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
Allen, O. N. & E. K. Allen. 1936. Root nodule bacteria of some tropical leguminous plants: I. Cross-inoculation studies with Vigna sinensis L. Soil Sci. 42(1):61-77.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:264.
Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Li, H. L. et al., eds. Flora of Taiwan. 1975-1979
Nielsen, I. 1985. The Malesian species of Acacia and Albizia (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Opera Bot. 81:7.
Pedley, L. 1986. Derivation and dispersal of Acacia (Leguminosae), with particular reference to Australia, and the recognition of Senegalia and Racosperma. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92:248.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-

Common names

English
Formosan koa –
Philippine
ayangili –
Transcribed Chinese
tai wan xiang si –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola

Native
Asia-Tropical

MALESIA: Philippines

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Fujian, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan]
EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan

Naturalized
Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	fodder	Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:264.
Environmental	shade/shelter	Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:264.
Environmental	soil improver	Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:264.
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Materials	wood	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Weed		Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 1997 255-267.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=810. Accessed 15 December 2025.