Journal article
Acacia × mangiiformis hybrida nova (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), a wattle of commercial importance in Asia
Telopea: journal of plant systematics, Vol.22, pp.161-167
2019
Abstract
Acacia × mangiiformis Maslin & L.A.J. omson, hybrida nova, is described. Its parents are Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth. and A. mangium Willd., two well-known and important plantation species in Asia and elsewhere. Acacia × mangiiformis arose naturally in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and in recent decades has become widely cultivated in southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, ailand and Vietnam), India, and to a lesser extent in China and Taiwan. e tree has o en been referred to as "Acacia hybrid" in forestry literature. Acacia × mangiiformis has morphological and other characteristics that are intermediate between its parents. Furthermore, it o en has a faster growth rate, superior bole form and is more drought-tolerant than its e hybrid is used primarily for pulp production but also has uses as solid wood products and fuelwood. e wood is similar to that of A. mangium but has a higher density and is more suitable for products where strength is important; it is also less susceptible to termite attack than are its parent species. Ten high-performing commercial clones of Acacia × mangiiformis have been developed in Vietnam and more are being selected. e formal naming of this important hybrid is dedicated to Professor Le Dinh Kha (formerly of Forest Science Institute of Vietnam), an outstanding researcher, supervisor, and authority on tree breeding who conducted much of the original research and promotion of Acacia × mangiiformis in Vietnam.
Details
- Title
- Acacia × mangiiformis hybrida nova (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), a wattle of commercial importance in Asia
- Authors
- Bruce Maslin (Author) - Western Australian HerbariumLex Thomson (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastDavid J Mabberley (Author) - University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Publication details
- Telopea: journal of plant systematics, Vol.22, pp.161-167
- Publisher
- National Herbarium of New South Wales
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.7751/telopea13278
- ISSN
- 2200-4025
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; GeneCology Research Centre - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450825202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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