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Fabaceae

Small Philippine acacia

Acacia confusa Merr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia

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Small Philippine acacia: Acacia confusa (flowers). Location: Maui, Kauhikoa hill
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)
arz
اكاسيا كونفوسا
Azerbaijani
Qarışıq akasiya
Cantonese
臺灣相思樹
Chinese
相思树, 相思樹, 台湾柳, 台湾相思, 台灣相思, 孩儿茶, 相思仔, 假葉豆
English
Small Philippine acacia, Formosa acacia
Japanese
ソウシジュ, タイワンアカシア, タイワンヤナギ
nan
Siuⁿ-si-á
Persian
آکاکیا کنفوسا
pwn
Tjuqulj
Russian
Акация смешанная
Vietnamese
Keo tương tư, Tương tư thụ, Đài Loan tương tư

Synonyms

  • Acacia confusa var. inamuroi Hayata
  • Racosperma confusum (Merr.) Pedley

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.