Acacia to Azadirachta
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Acacia auriculiformis
(syn. Acacia auriculaeformis, Racosperma aurculiforme), northern or Darwin black wattle
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to Australia, Papau New Guinea and Indonesia.
- Wood used for furniture, construction framing, flooring, wood turning, carving and wood-based materials. Used for reforestation of badly degraded areas.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 13 (PEST) NOT RECOMMENDED for introduction to new areas in Hawaii or the Pacific.
Acacia confusa
Formosa koa, small Philippine acacia, yanangi (Palau)
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to Taiwan and the Philippines.
- Used in Hawaii and Guam for reforestation and watershed protection. Common as an ornamental.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 9 (PEST) NOT RECOMMENDED for introduction to new areas in Hawaii or the Pacific. Click here for information from Weeds of Hawaii.
Acacia koa
(syn. Acacia hawaiiensis, Acacia heterophylla var. latifolia, Acacia kauaiensis, Acacia koa var. hawaiiensis, Acacia koa var. waianaeensis, Acacia koa var. waimeae, Racosperma kauaiense, Racosperma koa), koa
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to Hawaii.
- Special areas in Hawaii: Waimea, Tantalus, Haleakala, Volcanoes, Kipuka Puaulu.
- Wood used for furniture, cabinetwork, paneling, carved bowls and turnery, gun stocks, and veneer; formerly used for construction and surf boards.
- Photo of large tree in forest from Kona, Hawaii; photo of dense young stand from Mauna Loa Strip Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; photo of large tree with people in foreground from Hawaii.
- Volcanoes National Park. Photo of sickle-shaped phyllodes (leaflike structures) from Mauna Loa; photo of tall tree from Hawaii Island; photo of broad phyllodes from Mauna Kea.
Acacia koaia
koaia
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to Hawaii.
- Hard, heavy wood sometimes used for carving.
- Photos of tree and flower from Kohala. Note seeds oriented parallel to seedpod.
Acacia mangium
(syn. Racosperma mangium), brown salwood
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to northern Queensland, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
- Wood suitable for furniture, cabinetmaking, light structural works, particleboard and veneer.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 8 (High) NOT RECOMMENDED for introduction to new areas in Hawaii or the Pacific.
Agathis robusta
Queensland kauri
- Family Araucariaceae.
- Native to Queensland, Australia and New Guinea.
- Planted as an ornmental. Wood used for interiors; copal resin used in making varnish.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (Low).
- Photos from the UH Manoa campus.
Albizia chinensis
(syn. Acacia stipulata, Albizia marginata, Albizia stipulata), chocolate heart albizia, sauce tree, sau tree, siris
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to tropical Asia.
- Wood used for fuel, containers, industrial and domestic woodware, cutlery, turnery, furniture, veneers, boats.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 8 (High) NOT RECOMMENDED for introduction to new areas in Hawaii or the Pacific. Currently naturalized and spreading on Hawaii Island. Invasive in Samoa.
- Photos of crown and whole tree from Kona, Hawaii. Photo of leaves from East Timor. Photo of lumber from Oahu, Hawaii.
Albizia lebbeck
(syn. Acacia lebbek, Mimosa lebbeck), Indian siris, East Indian walnut, woman's tongue tree
- Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).
- Native to India and Southeast Asia.
- Wood used for light construction, posts, flooring, wall paneling, containers, woodware, carving, turnery, furniture, and veneers. Tree used as an ornamental.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 7 (PEST) NOT RECOMMENDED for introduction to new areas in Hawaii or the Pacific.
- Photos of trees from Hilo, Hawaii, showing flowering and deciduous phases.
Aleurites moluccana
(syn. Aleurites javanica, Aleurites remyi, Aleurites triloba, Jatropha moluccana), kukui, candlenut tree, tutui, varnish tree, candleberry tree, lumbang (Guam), sakan (Palau), lama (Samoa), Indian or Belgium walnut
- Family Euphorbiaceae.
- Native to Malaysia.
- Special areas in Hawaii: Keahua, Waimea Arboretum, Foster, Tantalus, Haleakala.
- Wood previously used for lightweight canoes and fishnet floats, multiple uses of oil from the seed.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 12 (High) However the tree is a pre-Western introduction to Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.
- Photo of rows of trees from Molokai, Hawaii. Bottom photo from East Timor.
Alnus nepalenis
Nepalese alder, Nepal alder, Indian alder
- Family Betulaceae.
- Native to Nepal, India, Pakistan, through China and mainland Southeast Asia.
- A nitrogen-fixing tree widely used in reforestation and agroforestry systems in montane tropical areas. Also used for firewood, animal fodder, and paper.
- Photographs from east Hawaii.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: -2 (Low).
Araucaria bidwillii
bunya-bunya pine, false monkey puzzle tree
- Family Araucariaceae.
- Native to Queensland, Australia.
- Photos from Manuka, Hawaii.
Araucaria columnaris
(syn. Araucaria cookii), columnar araucaria, "Norfolk Island pine" (the true Norfolk Island Pine is Araucaria heterophylla), Cook pine, Cook araucaria
- Family Araucariaceae.
- Native to New Caledonia and Isle of Pines in the South Pacific.
- Special areas in Hawaii: Aiea, Foster, Wahiawa.
- Wood used for knotty pine paneling, turned bowls, and bracelets.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (OK).
- Photo of trees: Kauai.
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Island Pine
- Family Araucariaceae.
- Native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.
- Wood used for knotty pine paneling, turned bowls, and bracelets.
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (OK).
- Photo: Onomea.
Artocarpus altilis
ulu (Hawaiian, Samoan), breadfruit, dodog (Guam), lemai (Northern Marianas), arudo (Palau), maa (Yap), mai (Chuuk, Pohnpei), mohs (Kosrae), ma (Marshalls)
- Family Moraceae.
- Native to Southeast Asia. the South Pacific, and Papua New Guinea. Introduced in pre-Western times to Hawaii.
- Fruit is a staple food in many Pacific Island cultures. Wood used for surfboards and canoe decking in ancient times, guitars, crates, and light construction. Resin used for caulking and as a glue.
- Weed Risk Assessment : -12 (OK)
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jaca, Nangka
- Family Moraceae.
- Common Names: Jackfruit, Jakfruit, Jaca, Nangka.
- Used for sweet, edible fruit; yellow-colored wood used for craftwood.
- Photo from Philippines
- Weed Risk Assessment Score: 1 (low)
Azadirachta indica
neem, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, paradise tree, bead tree, cornucopia, margosa
- Family Meliaceae.
- Native to South Asia. Wood used for cabinetry.
- A natural insecticide is made from the oil from the seeds.
- Weed Risk Assessment : 5 (Evaluate further).
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