Table 1 First introduction of Acacia mangium and current levels of planting in some countries around the world. Seeds of A. mangium were also dispatched from Australian Tree Seed Centre to the following countries for which detailed planting details are not available (decade that seeds were first dispatched in brackets): Cambodia (1980s), Central African Republic (2000s), Colombia (1980s), Cote d’Ivoire (1980s), India (1980s), Laos (1980s), Mexico (1980s), Mozambique (1980s), Myanmar (1980s), Sri Lanka (1980s), Tanzania (1980s), Thailand (1980s), Uganda (1980s) and Venezuela (1980s)(Australian Tree Seed Centre, unpublished data)
From: Acacia mangium Willd: benefits and threats associated with its increasing use around the world
Countries / Time | First introduction & purpose(s) | Initial planted areas | Current level of plantings | Key references |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia | ||||
 China | 1979 | NA | NA | Yang et al. 2009 |
 Indonesia | Native (eastern part) 1960s | NA | 300,000–500,000 ha (2013) | Midgley and Turnbull 2003; Nambiar & Harwood 2014; Nambiar et al. 2018 |
 Malaysia | 1966, Forestry& restoration | 15,000 ha degraded lands | 250,000 ha (2013) | National Research Council 1983; Midgley and Turnbull 2003; Nambiar & Harwood 2014; Nambiar et al. 2018 |
 Philippines | 1977 | NA | NA | National Research Council 1983 |
 Vietnam | 1960s (southern part), 1980s (northern part), Genetic improvement, reforestation, reclamation | 580,000 ha | 600,000 ha (2013) | Kull et al. 2011; Nambiar et al. 2014; Nambiar & Harwood 2014; Frey et al. 2018 |
Africa | ||||
 Cameroon | 1980, Planting program | NA | NA | National Research Council 1983 |
 DR Congo | 1980s, Agroforestry | NA | NA | Tassin et al. 2012 |
 Kenya | 1980s | NA | NA | Kenya Forestry Research Organization (KEFRI) |
 Republic of the Congo | 1990s, Experimental plantations | NA | NA | Bernhard-Reversat 1993 |
America | ||||
 Brazil (Roraima) | 1990s, Commercial forestry | 30,000 ha | NA | Souza et al. 2018 |
 Costa Rica | 1980, Planting program | NA | NA | National Research Council 1983 |
 Dominican Republic | 1980s, Social forestry | NA | NA | Kull et al. 2011 |
 Hawaii | 1979, Planting program | NA | NA | National Research Council 1983 |