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South African Forestry Journal, No. +C26, 1(5):247-254, Missouri Botanical Garden, 2008. In: World Agroforestry Centre, http://www.worldagroforestry.org/af/treedb/, PIER, 2008. The chromosome number reported for A. mearnsii is 2n = 26 (Wiersum, 1991).A. May 2010. http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html, PROTA, 2015. ACIAR Proceedings, No. The PLANTS Database. DAISIE, 2015. Agroforestry Systems, 6(2):119-135; 14 ref, Binggeli P, 1999. Bright yellow globular flowers appear from late winter to early summer and produce a spectacular display. The 50 percentile rainfall is mainly in the range 440-1600 mm, and 360-450 mm the lowest recorded. Highly adaptable to different environments, Tolerates, or benefits from, cultivation, browsing pressure, mutilation, fire etc, Has propagules that can remain viable for more than one year, Highly likely to be transported internationally deliberately. Climatic factors. Advances in Tropical Acacia Research. ; [refs], du Toit B, 1995. ], Lee SS, 1993. Indian Forester, 109(6):395-400; 8 ref, Henderson L, 2001. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas; an identification and management guide. South African Journal of Botany, 87:118-121. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002470, ISSG, 2007. In: Vol. In: ACIAR Proceedings Series [Advances in tropical acacia research. Southern African Forestry Journal, No. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. ACIAR Proceedings, No. Front. It favors disturbed areas, and is often found near buildings and agricultural sites. The natural occurrence of A. mearnsii falls mostly in the warm sub-humid zone, extending in places to the warm humid zone. Flora of China Checklist. 63:24-29, Yazaki Y, Collins PJ, 1997. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. The northern limit is west of Sydney (33º43'S), and a detailed description of the occurrence of A. mearnsii in Australia is found in Searle (1997). New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, 324 pp, Luyt IE, Mullin LJ, Gwaze DP, 1987. Records also show 30,000 ha of plantations in South and East Africa (Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi), 20,000 ha in India, 15,000 ha in Indonesia (Wiersum, 1991) and 10,433 ha in China for vegetable tannin production (Ho and Fang, 1997). The pulping and mechanical properties of black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) timber. 11-14. http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/bulletin_2014_101_table_of_contents_abstracts.pdf. Treatments to promote seed germination in Australian acacias. in Rwanda's forestry: implications for nature conservation. It can form dense, pure, even-aged thickets especially where it has recolonized cleared land. Effects of a wildfire on an Acacia mearnsii population. [Seed leaflet No. Volume 2. 15, 342 pp. http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/foc.html, Moffett AA, 1965. http://i3n.institutohorus.org.br, IABIN, 2015. National database of exotic invasive species. Introduced plants of the fynbos biome of South Africa. In: Black wattle and its utilisation, [ed. Large quantities of seed are produced and these may accumulate to high densities (e.g. 2, i + 19 pp. Black wattle silviculture in Brazil. In: Booth TH, ed. After a thorough evaluation of the property the Control Plan hereunder was completed. A large proportion of the seed may become dormant in the soil and seed may remain viable for more than 50 years (Dean et al., 1986).Reproductive BiologyA. 35, 128-131; 2 ref, Zhou WeiJia, Wu YingYin, Zheng SiSi, Zheng QianQian, Li Qiong, Ding BingYing, 2011. Genetic variation in frost tolerance of Acacia mearnsii. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 160-165, Ho CK, Fang YL, 1997. ), The Ecology and Management of Biological Invasions in Southern Africa. In: Stirton CH, ed. After fire, seeds germinate and vegetative reproduction occurs from basal sprouting (Weber, 2003). Santalum freycinetianum var. It has been recorded on basalt, dolerite, granite and sandstone but is common on soils derived from metamorphic shales and slates. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. Growing and managing Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) in Kenya. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 102-117, Ho CK, 1997. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 83-88, I3N-Brasil, 2015. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press, 77-91, Maroyi A, 2015. Invasive Alien Plants of Indian Himalayan Region- Diversity and Implication. Human settlement in South Africa and archaelogical evidence for alien plants and animals. PROTA4U web database. Acacia decurrens (Early Black Wattle) - An introduced species native to NSW is considered an environmental weed in Victoria. The exotic legume tree species, Boudiaf I, Beddiar A, Roux Cle, Prin Y, Duponnois R, 2014. In: Turnbull JW, ed. Plant threats to Pacific ecosystems. August 2005. The bark on old trees is brownish-black, hard and fissured but on younger stems and the upper parts of old trees it is grey-brown and smooth. Biological Invasions, 18(2):445-456. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-015-1017-x, Orwa C, Mutua A, Kindt R, Jamnadass R, Simons A, 2009. Forestry Compendium. Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007 John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995. The most significant invasion is in montane rainforest (Seburanga, 2015). ), The Ecology and Management of Biological Invasions in Southern Africa. Different mitigation scenarios were ranked according to their cost-benefit ratio. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. In: Brown AG ed. Proceedings of the Second Meeting of Consultative Group for Research and Development of Acacias (COGREDA). Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, 27-30 March 1995. It is a relatively short-lived species with a life-span of 10-20 years. Kessy B S, 1987. Its leaves and branches have allelopathic properties, and Zhou et al. Wattle Research Institute Report 1977-78. Australian Forestry, 53(3):148-153; 7 ref, Zheng GuangCheng, Lin YunLu, Yazaki Y, 1991. Pods more or less straight but often constricted between the seeds, dark brown to blackish when ripe, finely hairy, 5-15 ×0.4-0.8 cm. The scientific name for the Black Wattle is Acacia mearnsii (Fabaceae) and … http://www.oas.org/en/sedi/dsd/iabin/, ILDIS, 2002. International Legume Database and Information Service., UK: University of Southampton. Kraft pulping properties of Acacia mearnsii and A. silvestris. New Scientist, 133(1808):46-49, Sherry SP, 1971. Conflicts of interest in environmental management: estimating the costs and benefits of a tree invasion. Online Key and Fact Sheets for Invasive plants. Genetic resources and utilisation of Australian bipinnate acacias (Botrycephalae). It was initially used in the production of tannins, (its bark can contain up to 40-50% tannin), but the species … Allelopathic effect of Acacia mearnsii on the seed germination of several plants. Invasion of a natural Quercus suber stand in Algeria by Acacia mearnsii originating from Australia. A variety of chemical treatment agents and techniques are described by PIER (2007), including dicamba, glyphosate and picloram used as cut surface treatments and triclopyr, 2,4-D, triclopyr ester in oil and triclopyr amine as basal bark treatments, where it is noted that A. mearnsii appears particularly sensitive to basal bark treatments, and application of diesel alone is also effective.Biological controlHenderson (2001) reports that both seed feeders and a mycoherbicide are used to control A. mearnsii. Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) in Zimbabwe. CABI Biocontrol News, 23(1), Schonau APG, Schulze RE, 1984. The ecology and management of biological invasions in southern Africa. Honolulu, USA: HEAR, University of Hawaii. It is one of the most important plant invaders of the fynbos, South Africa (Wells, 1991) and also invades pine plantations (Geldenhuys, 1986). ], 77(1):19-30. http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tsfs20, Chandra SK, 2012. lanaiense (Lanai sandalwood), US Fish and Wildlife Service, Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii), introduced into South Africa from Australia in the mid-19 th century, has been widely planted in the country and forms the basis of a small but significant industry. Annual Research Report Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, 247-255; 1 ref, Nyoka BI, 2002. mearnsii exists has diploid and tetraploid forms, the latter also having significantly higher levels of chlorophyll (Mathura et al., 2006); however, it appears that the tetraploid forms may not occur naturally, those studies having been produced artificially (Beck et al., 2003). IUFRO Acacia 2014 Conference, Hue, Vietnam, 18-21 March 2014. (1994) reported that 90% of flowers were wholly male. Collection and pretreatment of seed from black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) seed orchards. Patterns of morphological variation in seedlings of A. mearnsii were studied by Bleakley and Matheson (1992). http://www.issg.org/database. 35, 93-94, Seburanga JL, 2015. Proceedings of an International Workshop, Gympie, Qld., Australia, 4-7 August 1986. Black wattle plantations in South Africa: Introduction, silviculture and management. In: Brown AG, ed. Canberra: CSIRO Division of Forest Research, Raymond CA, 1997. In: Research Note - Kenya Forestry Research Institute, i + 19 pp. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. Wallingford, UK: CABI, CABI, Undated a. CABI Compendium: Status as determined by CABI editor. Acacias for Rural, Industrial and Environmental Development. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 118-131, Tame T, 1992. Study on risk evaluation system for alien invasive plants in Wenzhou: taking, http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=2. ; 82 ref, Weber E, 2003. Factors determining the occurrence of the agroforestry system with Acacia mearnsii in central Java. Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, 2-5 November 1992. 41-45. DOI:10.1007/BF02344749. Humlebaek, Denmark: Danida Forest Seed Centre. Cascade wattle is a bushy shrub or small tree growing up to 6m high. http://www.ildis.org/database/, ILDIS, 2007. International Legume Database and Information Service. Acacia decurrens var. The impact of black wattle encroachment of indigenous grasslands on soil carbon, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Climatic and altitudinal criteria for commercial afforestation with special reference to Natal. Higa AR, Resende MDV, 1994. Alien species in terrestrial ecosystems of the fynbos biome. 35: 215-218, Geldenhuys CJ, 1986. Seasonal incidence varies from a well-defined winter maximum in the south becoming more uniform and tending to a weak summer maximum in the most northern parts of the range. Breeding Acacia mearnsii in Southern Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul]. Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, 11-15 February 1991. Since A. mearnsii resprouts from the roots, these should be removed (Weber, 2003), and girdling of the stem is also effective (PIER, 2007). This can lead to serious desiccation of the soil (Versfeld and van Wilgen, 1986). In Australia the wood was once sought after to fire baker’s ovens and is still a preferred wood for ceramic kilns (, Santalum haleakalae var. A key to useful Australian acacias for the seasonally dry tropics. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith, Stein PP, Tonietto L, 1997. Advances in Tropical Acacia Research. by Grey DC, Schönau APG, Schutz CJ]. Forest Resources Division, FAO, Rome. Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN). European Invasive Alien Species Gateway. In: Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk, USA: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Preventing the introduction of invasive species is one of the justifications for managers of national parks and other protected areas in developing countries limiting movement of people and livestock through the park. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); habit, showing canopy of several trees. It has been grown commercially in South Africa since 1886 (Deacon, 1986) and is now one of the most widespread alien species (Henderson and Wells, 1986). In Indonesia the first trials with this species started late in the 18th century. (2015), however, report that plantations have decreased in eastern Africa. High altitude New South Wales provenances (Bungendore, Bombala-Dalgety and Cooma) and two low elevation provenances, Apsley (Tasmania) and Minhamite (Victoria) were the most tolerant. Dasineura rubiformis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a new biological control agent for Acacia mearnsii in South Africa. 5 (2). Strifes of the frontier: an assessment of, http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/Y4341E/Y4341EO4.htm, http://www.worldagroforestry.org/af/treedb/, http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/cw_smith, Tassin J, Médoc JM, Kull CA, Rivière JN, Balent G, 2009. Sydney, Australia: McGraw-Hill Book Company, viii + 443pp. South African Journal of Botany, 69(4):563-567, Berenschot LM, Filius BM, Hardjosoediro S, 1988. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 132-135, Yan H, Booth TH, Zuo H, 1996. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 3. Impact of woody aliens on ecosystem properties. Diseases of multipurpose woody legumes in the tropics: a review. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); seeds. All parts finely hairy. Canberra, Australia: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. In Hawaii it was introduced in 1911 from California (Motooka et al., 2003). Tannin formaldehyde adhesive for exterior-grade plywood and particleboard manufacture. Advances in Tropical Acacia Research. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. CABI, 2005. In: Lemmens RHMJ, Wulijarni-Soetjipto N, eds. The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. ARC (2000) names two agents that it supplies for the purpose of biological control in South Africa; the seed weevil Melenterius maculatus and a native South African fungus Cylindrobasidium laeve that attacks stumps and is applied after felling to prevent resprouting. ACIAR Proceedings, No. Alien invasions in indigenous evergreen forest. Volume 2. Some of the invasive plant species in Madagascar include prickly pear (Opuntia spp.) mearnsii is able to tolerate a wide range of sites in various climates from temperate and subtropical lowlands to tropical highlands. Pretoria, South Africa: South African Forest Research Institute. http://members.lycos.co.uk/WoodyPlantEcology/invasive/index.html, BioNET-EAFRINET, 2015. A. mearnsii is often found in closed forest as a result of having previously established in gaps when the forest was more open, as it is not able to establish in closed forests (Geldenhuys et al., 1986). Locations in which Acacia mearnsii is naturalisedinclude Australia (outside its native range), China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Israel, southern Europe, southern Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand, south-western USA and some oceanic islands with warm climates. ), The Ecology and Management of Biological Invasions in Southern Africa. ], [ed. ; 4 ref, Coppens HA, Santana MAE, Pastore FJ, 1980. Extractives yields and polyflavanoid contents of Acacia mearnsii barks in Australia. ACIAR Proceedings No. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. ], [ed. Fire recently In more tropical areas, A. mearnsii is best grown in the highlands at 1500-2500 m with a mean annual rainfall of 900-1600 mm and mean annual temperature 12-18°C (Webb et al., 1980). [Proceedings IUFRO Symposium on Site and Productivity of Fast Growing Plantations. http://www.prota4u.info. In: Brown AG, Ho CK, eds. 1, 38 pp. http://plants.usda.gov, Versfeld DB, van Wilgen BW, 1986. Invasion of a natural Quercus suber stand in Algeria by Acacia mearnsii originating from Australia. The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), one of the most common invasive plant species in the world, has reached Madagascar over the last few decades. mearnsii has a hermaphroditic breeding system (Cronk and Fuller, 1995) and is regarded as an outcrossing species with partial self-compatibility. September 2007. In: Turnbull JW ed. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. Silviculture of black wattle. Red de Informacion sobre especies invasoras ([English title not available]). Acacia mearnsii industry overview: current status, key research and development issues. NeoBiota. Florianópolis - SC, Brazil: I3N Brasil, Instituto Hórus de Desenvolvimento e Conservação Ambiental. A. mearnsii is a native to southeastern Australia, from southern New South Wales and southern Victoria to southeastern South Australia and Tasmania. of ref, Li JiYuan, Gao ChuanBi, Zheng FangJi, Ren HuaDong, 1994. More recently, Chan et al. Willd. In: Turnbull JW ed. Invasive, Mukwada G, Chingombe W, Taru P, 2016. Acacia mearnsii De Wild. Chlorosis studies in interspecific hybrids. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe. Invasive species which are threatening the native forest species are often in news. Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk., Honolulu, USA: HEAR, University of Hawaii. Chandra SK, 2012. Biological Invasions, 3:167-178, Deacon J, 1986. December 2005. Ulupalakua, Maui, Hawaii, USA. PROTA4U web database., [ed. Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, 2-5 November 1992, 140-148; 21 ref, Searle SD, Owen JV, Williams ER, Raymond CA, 1991. black wattle This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. In: Groves RH, Castri F di, eds. In: Turnbull JW, ed. In: Macdonald IAW, Kruger FJ, Ferrar AA, eds. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 10: 3-6; 10 ref, Booth TH, 1997. A. mearnsii is a vigorous, nitrogen fixing species that has precocious and prolific seed production, with a high density and accumulation of long-lived seeds in the soil, and a variety of potential dispersal mechanisms including water, mammals and possibly birds. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press, 239-246, Vulcano MA, Pereira FS, 1978. ACIAR Proceedings No. (2015) list the planted area as 110,000 ha in South Africa and around 170,000 ha in Brazil, where it is cultivated in the State of Rio Grande do Sul after being introduced in 1928 with seed imported from South Africa. In: Santalum freycinetianum var. Ho CK, Fang YI, 1997. ], 101:11-14. http://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/bulletin_2014_101_table_of_contents_abstracts.pdf, Brown AG, Ho CK, 1997. August 2005. The tree is regarded as naturalized in Portugal (Le Floc'h, 1991). Invasive Species List, 2014” also in Volume 590 of the South African Government Gazette (Publication No. Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland. Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk. A. decurrens branches are angled and its dark green foliage has well separated pinnules (Gowers 1990). South African Journal of Science, 104(7/8):247-248. http://www.sajs.co.za, Impson FAC, Post JA, Hoffmann JH, 2013. Invasive Acacia mearnsii De Wilde in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China: a new biogeographic distribution that threatens airport safety. 6 (2), 119-135. September 2011. 158-160; 3 ref, Hillis WE, 1997a. 80 pp. In: Turnbull JW, ed. A comparison of tannin contents of bark samples from 18 uneven-aged natural populations of black wattle in Australia showed Tasmanian and Victorian provenances (46.9% and 46.6%) had more tannin in their bark than South Australian and New South Wales provenances (39.4% and 38.8%) (Guangcheng et al., 1991; Li et al., 1994). Acacia mollissima) from Tamil Nadu. Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe. Auwahi, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Black wattle and its utilisation. and silver wattle (Acacia dealbata). At the highest altitudes it occurs in the cool sub-humid and humid zones. The federal and state definitions for “invasive species” are broad, non-regulatory terms that describe any non-native species that causes or could cause harm to agriculture, natural resources, economy, or human health. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 10:13-29; 5 pp. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); sapling. Cape Town, South Africa: Oxford University Press, 157-170, Doran JC, Gunn BV, 1987. Australian Tree Species Research in China. Acacias of south eastern Australia. Australian Tree Species Research in China. by Brown AG, Ho CK]. The highly significant between-family variation for frost tolerance within provenances indicates the potential for selection and breeding to increase the cold-hardiness of the species (Searle et al., 1991). February 2006. up to 20,000 seeds/m²) in the seedbank (Cronk and Fuller, 1995; Weber, 2003). Beltsville, Maryland, USA: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Wood in Australia: types, properties and uses. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Wageningen, The Netherlands: Pudoc. Flowering biology, genetics and breeding. All parts finely hairy. Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. http://www.arc.agric.za/institutes/ppri/main/divisions/weedsdiv/fynboselectronic/acamea.htm, Beck SL, Dunlop RW, Fossey A, 2003. Plants introduced from other countries that ENDANGERour biodiversity are referred to as invasive alien species (IAS).These are some IASIAS now in Jamaica. South Africa's other bush war. Acacia mearnsii De Wild. However, A. mearnsii is already widely distributed globally and so it would be prudent to monitor existing plantings for signs of invasiveness as it may be behaving as a ‘sleeper weed’ in some areas. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. In: Turnbull JW, ed. Fruits are dark brown pods.Â, It threatens native habitats by competing with indigenous vegetation, replacing grass communities, and reducing native biodiversity, Increases water loss from riparian zones due to high transpiration rates, Cabinet-level direction on invasive species issues. 48, 203-211, Li JY, 1997. Acacia decurrens var. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); flowering habit. http://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/ebook/20173158959 doi:10.1079/9781786392145.0000, Wu Z, 1997. Online Database. Frost tolerance variation amongst 25 provenances of Acacia mearnsii. Invasion of a natural. BioNET-EAFRINET (2015) reports it as invasive in parts of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. ACIAR Project 8458 Report. The Black and Silver wattle rank first and third in water use by invading species, totalling 25% of the total amount, and are estimated to reduce mean annual runoff by 7% (Le Maitre et al., 2000). The pollen is in polyads each of which contain 16 pollen grains (Sherry, 1971; Kenrick and Knox, 1982). A fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing tree adapted to a wide range of sites from the temperate and subtropical lowlands to tropical highlands. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. In South Africa, several traits of major economic importance - tannin content, incidence of gummosis, stem form and survival rates - were significantly improved in two generations of breeding, but vigour or bark thickness were not (Li, 1997). The status of invasive alien forest trees species in Southern Africa. In: Turnbull JW, ed. World Agroforestry Centre. Binggeli (1999) considered A. mearnsii as highly invasive and in South Africa it is designated a category 2 invader under the Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (1983) (Henderson, 2001). Insect Pests of Trees and Timber in Tasmania. xix + 402 + 24 plates. Australian Tree Species Research in China. Luyt I E, Mullin L J, Gwaze D P, 1987. www.europe-aliens.org/default.do, De Wit MP, Crookes DJ, Van Wilgen BW, 2001. 35, 209-214; 3 ref, Gao CB, Li JY, Williams ER, 1991. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); habit. Auwahi, Maui, Hawaii, USA. (2016) describe the rapid spread of A. mearnsii across Kunming Changshui Airport in China. It yields bark extractives high in quality tannin, paper pulp, cellulose for rayon, charcoal, and fuelwood. Is burning a standing population of invasive legumes a viable control method? > 0°C, dry winters), Mean maximum temperature of hottest month (ºC), Mean minimum temperature of coldest month (ºC), number of consecutive months with <40 mm rainfall, NatureServe; USA ESA listing as endangered species, GISD/IASPMR: Invasive Alien Species Pathway Management Resource and DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway. Australian Acacias in Developing Countries. Note scale. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); green (unripe) seedpods. Can invasion patches of, https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomysearch.aspx, Zhou WeiJia, Wu YingYin, Zheng SiSi, Zheng QianQian, Li Qiong, Ding BingYing, 2011. Canberra: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 13-17, Booth TH, Yan Hong, 1991. In: Forestry Handbook. http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=2, Gao C, 1997. In Rwanda, self-established stands of A. mearnsii are common above 1600 m altitude, with the species mainly found in the Congo Nile Crest, Non-volcanic Highlands and Central Plateau agro-ecological zones (Seburanga, 2016). 6.2.5 Economic importance Currently, the commercial black wattle industry contribute some R 800 million to South Africa’s The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only 32 terrestrial species so singled out. Tabberabbera, Victoria, Australia. The soils are usually acidic, pH 5-6.5. In 1933 it was planted on commercial scale in mountainous areas of Java and by 1941 an area of around 12,000 ha had been planted. A. mearnsii is a highly invasive species, and listed as one of the World’s 100 Worst Invaders (ISSG, 2007). Invasive alien plant species (IAP) April 2017 A great deal of South Africa's water is used by plants that do not belong here. Leaves 8-12 cm long, bipinnate dark-green with  8-21 pairs of pinnae, each with 15-70 pairs of leaflets, 1.5-4 ×0.5-0.8 mm, olive green; glands  irregularly spaced along the upper surface of the rachis and on the petiole. A detailed review of the flowering biology of A. mearnsii is provided by Raymond (1997). The following data are from Doran and Turnbull (1997) refers to the native range, with mean maximum temperature of the hottest month mainly 21-27°C, minimum temperature of the coolest month -3-7°C. ACIAR Proceedings No. Economic incentives for restoring natural capital in southern African rangelands. In: Peopled Landscapes: Archaeological and Biogeographic Approaches to Landscapes [ed. Acacia mearnsii De Wild. Processes of invasion by alien plants. Its invasion of airports may facilitate accidental introduction (Liu et al., 2016). (2013) report that while this flower-galling midge reduces seed set to very low levels, it does not negatively affect growth of the tree and so will have no detrimental effect on the wattle forestry industry in South Africa. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Pudoc, 41-45, Witt, A., Luke, Q., 2017. Alien Weeds and Invasive Plants. Black Wattle and its Utilisation. Reading, UK: School of Plant Sciences, Unversity of Reading. Acacia mearnsii (black wattle); foliage. USA: Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. 16: 128-131, Macdonald IAW, Richardson DM, 1986. Kenthurst, Sydney, Australia: Kangaroo Press, Tassin J, Médoc JM, Kull CA, Rivière JN, Balent G, 2009. (1994) reported on provenance variation in frost tolerance of A. mearnsii in laboratory trials. 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