Common name
English: Needle Bush
German: Süße Akazie
Portuguese: Acácia-amarela
English: Needle Bush
German: Süße Akazie
Portuguese: Acácia-amarela
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Acacia (11)
Epithet: farnesiana (L.)Willd. (1)
Synonym: Acacia acicularis Willd.
acicularis => needle-like
farnesiana => named after Odoardo Farnese (1573–1626), an Italian nobleman
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow
Check for Acacia farnesiana at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI