Acacia implexa

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Species of plant

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Acacia implexa, commonly known as lightwood is a fast-growing Australian tree, the timber of which is used for furniture making. The wood is prized for its finish and strength. The foliage was used to make pulp and dye cloth.

Description

Acacia implexa is a long-lived small to medium-sized tree with an upright habit and an open crown The flower heads have a diameter of 5 to and contain 30 to 52 cream to pale yellow flowers. After flowering, thick woody seed pods with a linear and twisted to coiled shape form with a length of 25 cm and a width of 4 to.

Dust from the pods can irritate the eyes and nose.

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1842 as part of the work Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species as published in the London Journal of Botany. It was reclassified as Racosperma implexum by Leslie Pedley in 1987 and transferred back into its original genus in 2006. The only other synonym is Acacia implexa var. implexa.

The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales use the name Gidya.

Distribution

It is widespread in eastern Australia from central coastal Queensland to southern Victoria, with outlying populations on the Atherton Tableland in northern Queensland and Tasmania's King Island. The tree is commonly found on fertile plains and in hilly country, where it is usually part of open forest communities and grows in shallow, drier sandy and clay soils.

Aboriginal uses

The Ngunnawal people of the ACT used the bark to make rope, string, medicine and fish poison, the timber for tools, and the seeds to make flour. The Dharawal people used the flowering of Acacia implexa as a seasonal indicator that fires should not be lit unless they are on sand, and camping near creeks and rivers is avoided during this time. The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales use the seeds to make flour, and the bark as a medicine, and for fish poison.

Cultivation

For Acacia implexa to grow, its seeds must first be scarified to crack open the outer casing of the seed which encourages germination. It should start to germinate within two weeks of scarification and being buried in suitable soil.

The species is very hardy and suitable for soil stabilization and bank planting, as a result of the plants suckering habit, which can be accelerated if the roots are damaged. It handles full sun well and is drought and frost tolerant to a temperature of -7 C. It is very prone to leaf gall.

References

References

  1. "''Acacia implexa'' Hickory Wattle". [[Australian National Botanical Gardens]].
  2. "''Acacia implexa'' Hickory Wattle, Lightwood". Specialty Trees.
  3. "''Acacia implexa'' Lightwood". Florabank.
  4. (2010). "Inland Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula". Bellarine Catchment Network.
  5. "''Acacia implexa'' Hickory Wattle, Lightwood". Botanic Gardens of South Australia.
  6. "''Acacia implexa'' Benth.". [[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]].
  7. (2008). "Wiradjuri Plant Use in the Murrumbidgee Catchment". Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority.
  8. Ngunnawal Elders (2014) 'Ngunnawal Plant Use.' ACT Government: Canberra
  9. (2016). "D'harawal calendar". Bureau of Meteorology.
  10. "Australian National Botanic Gardens - Growing Acacia".
  11. "Lightwood, Hickory Wattle Connecting with nature one plant at a time".

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