EPPO Global Database

Vachellia farnesiana(ACAFA)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-09-14

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ACAFA
  • Preferred name: Vachellia farnesiana
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Wight & Arnott

Notes

USA (southeastern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone). Cultivated as an ornamental tree and used medicinally. Introduced in Mediterranean, Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Myanmar), Malesia, Senegal to Cameroon, Sudan and Ethiopia to Angola and Mozambique, South Africa (eastern), USA (southwestern), New Guinea, Australia (except Victoria, Tasmania)

WSSA list of weeds in North America


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Acacia farnesiana (Linnaeus) Willdenow
Mimosa acicularis Poiret

Common names
Name Language
casse flower English
cassie English
cassie flower English
Ellington's curse English (FJ)
huisache English
mimosa bush English
needle bush English (AU)
opopanax English
opopanax black-thorn English (US)
popianac English
popinac English
scented wattle English
sweet acacia English (US)
sweet wattle English
Antillen-Akazie German
echte Akazie German
Kassiaakazie German
Mimose German
Schwammbaum German
acacia de Farnese French
acacia odorant French
cassier French
espino French
mimosa cassie French
mimosa de Farnese French
acacia de las Indias Spanish
acacia espinosa Spanish
aromo Spanish
aromo común Spanish
aromo creole Spanish (CU)
aromo macho Spanish
cachito Spanish
carambuco Spanish
carbonero Spanish
espinial Spanish
espinillo Spanish
espino blanco Spanish (AR)
espino ruco Spanish
huisache Spanish
mimosa Spanish
pelá Spanish (CO)
vinorama Spanish
acacia farnese Italian
acacia farnesiana Italian
farnesia odorata Italian
farnesia odorosa Italian
gaggia Italian
kassiaboom Dutch
acácia-de-dioscórides Portuguese
acácia-doce Portuguese
arôma-amarelo Portuguese
cássia Portuguese
esponjeira Portuguese
opopanax Portuguese
doftakacia Swedish
акация Фарнеза Russian
акация Фарнеси Russian
tatlı akasya Turkish
shittat hammesuchot Hebrew
שִׁטַּת הַמְּשׂוּכוֹת Hebrew
habbet 'âm Arabic
qilqlan Arabic
likalea Basque
likurta Basque
aromer Catalan
jīn hé huān Chinese
金合欢 Chinese
bunga siam Indonesian
pokok laksana Indonesian
peekaruvel Tamil