Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Brenan

 
  • 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 nilotica subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
  • Common name : Tomentose Babool, black piquant, black babul, gum arabic, Egyptian mimosa, Egyptian thorn, prickly acacia, Nile acacia, scented thorn, scented-pod acacia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Babool, Kikar (Hindi)
    • Gobli mara, Karijaali (Kannada)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Leaves twice compound; Densely tomentose, White pods; Flowers tiny yellow powder-puffs, occuring in clusters
  • Distribution :
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Algeria, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Algeria, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan
  • Literature :
    • Plants of the World Online, Flowers of Thar Desert
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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