Acacia tomentosa Willd.

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Vachellia tomentosa (Rottler) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger
  • Vernacular name :
    • Anaimulli (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Gland below the lowest pair of pinnea on the petiole. Rachis ending in a short spine; spines large with broad-based. Corolla greenish white
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Dharwad district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Tirunelveli district
    • West Bengal : Howrah
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Java
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Saldanha, 1984
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan
    • Saldanha, 1984
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acacia tomentosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

Botanical Description

India Distribution

World Distribution

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