Six phyllodinous acacia species for planting in the humid tropical lowlands

Abstract

Brief descriptions are given of the natural distribution, ecology and utilization of six acacia species with potential for planting in the lowland, humid tropics. The mean annual growth increment of A. auriculiformis and A. mangium over a short rotation on favourable sites is 15-20 m³/ha and 30-40 m³/ha, respectively. Four other acacia species, A. aulacocarpa, A. crassicarpa, A. cincinnata and A. polystachya, are recommended for trials on the basis of very limited field testing and/or the ecological conditions in their natural area of occurrence.