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.

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.

Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).

Native to Hawaii.

Special areas in Hawaii: Waimea, Tantalus, Haleakala, Volcanoes, Kipuka Puaulu.

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.

Wood used for furniture, cabinetwork, paneling, carved bowls and turnery, gun stocks, and veneer; formerly used for construction and surf boards.

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.

Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).

Native to northern Queensland, Australia, Papau 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.

Family Araucariaceae

Native to Queensland, Australia and New Guinea.

Photos from the UH Manoa campus.

Planted as an ornmental. Wood used for interiors; copal resin used in making varnish.

Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (Low)

Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).

Native to tropical Asia.

Photos of crown and whole tree from Kona, Hawaii. Photo of leaves from East Timor. Photo of lumber from Oahu, Hawaii.

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.

Family Fabaceae (Mimosoideae).

Native to India and Southeast Asia.

Photos of trees from Hilo, Hawaii, showing flowering and deciduous phases.

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.

Family Euphorbiaceae.

Native to Malaysia.

Special areas in Hawaii: Keahua, Waimea Arboretum, Foster, Tantalus, Haleakala.

Photo of rows of trees from Molokai, Hawaii. Bottom photo from East Timor.

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.

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.

Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Score: -2 (Low).

Family Araucariaceae.

Native to Queensland, Australia.

Photos from Manuka, Hawaii.

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.

Photo of trees: Kauai.

Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (OK)

Family Araucariaceae.

Native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.

Wood used for knotty pine paneling, turned bowls, and bracelets.

Photo: Onomea.

Weed Risk Assessment Score: -5 (OK)

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)

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).