title: List of Acacia species used for timber production
text: # List of Acacia species used for timber production
  
  This is a list of Acacia species (sensu lato) that are used for the production of timber.
  
  Approximate wood densities of acacia species :
  
  | Species | Density [kg/m³] | Heartwood density [kg/m³] | Sapwood density [kg/m³] |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Acacia acuminata | 1040 | | |
  | Acacia amythethophylla | | 1170 | |
  | Acacia catechu | 880 | | |
  | Acacia confusa | 690-750 | | |
  | Acacia erioloba | | 1230 | |
  | Acacia galpinii | | 800 | |
  | Acacia goetzii | | | 1025 |
  | Acacia karoo | | 800 | |
  | Acacia leucophloea | 760 | | |
  | Acacia melanoxylon | 640 | |
  | Acacia mellifera subsp. mellifera | | 1100 | |
  | Acacia nilotica | 700 | 1170 | |
  | Acacia nilotica subsp. adstringens | 827-945 | | |
  | Acacia nilotica subsp. nilotica | 800 | 1170 | |
  | Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha | | 705 | |
  | Acacia sieberiana | | 655 | |
  