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White Bark Acacia
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White Bark Acacia
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Common name: White Bark Acacia, Brewers acacia, Distillers acacia, Panicled acacia • Bengali: সফেদ বাবুল Safed Babul • Gujarati: હરમો બાવળ Harmo Baval, પીળો બાવળ Pilo Baval, દેવબાભુલ Devbabhul • Haryanvi: रेरू Reru • Hindi: रेउन्जा Reunja, सफेद बबूल Safed Babul, सफेद किकर Safed Kikar • Kachchhi: હરમું બાવર Harmu Bavar • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಜಾಲಿ ವರ Bili Jali Mara, ನಾಯಿ ಬೇಲ Naayi Bela, ಸಾರಾಯಿ ಬೇಲ Saaraayi Bela, ತೊಪ್ಪಲು Toppalu • Malayalam: വെള്ളവേലം Vellavelam • Marathi: देवबाभळ Devbabhal, हिंवर Himvar, निंबर Nimbar, पांढरी बाभूळ Pandhari Babhul • Odia: ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହିରିଆ Gandhaguhira, ଗୋହିର Gohira • Punjabi: ਬਾਟਾੱ Batta, ਜੰਡ Jand, ਰੇਰੂ Reru • Rajasthani: अरंजीया Aranjiya, खेजड़ा Khejada, रेजुआ Rejua, रोंझ Ronjh, रूंजेडा Runjeda, उरजीओ Urajio • Sanskrit: श्वेतवर्वूर Shwetavarvura • Tamil: அகமமரம் Akamamaram, அகிமாறல் Akimaral, வெள்வேல் Velvel, வெண்வேலன் Ven-Velan • Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మ Tella Tumma • Urdu: کتهہ سفید Kath Safaid Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Vachellia leucophloea    Family: Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not family)
Synonyms: Mimosa leucophloea, Acacia leucophloea
White Bark Acacia is a large thorny tree attaining a height of 35 m and a diameter at breast height of 100 cm. The stout trunk is divided into several wide branches. Open-grown specimens have a characteristic wide umbrella-like crown. Bark is white to yellowish gray, smooth, on old trees becoming black and rough. Leaves double compound, with 4-13 pairs of pinnae, each with 5-30 pairs of leaflets. Circular glands found on the rachis below the junction of paired-pinnae. The feathery green foliage offers a strong contrast to the light-coloured bark. Spines 2-5 mm long, at the base of leaves. Flowers conspicuous, light-yellow to cream in colour, in pendunculate glomerules aggregated in panicles, 5-merous, corolla 1.2-2 mm long, at the end of branches or in leaf axils. Pods yellow, green or brown in colour, flat and fairly straight, 10-20 cm long, 5-10 mm wide, containing 10-20 smooth, oblong seeds, dark brown in colour, 6 x 4 mm in size.
Identification credit: Dinesh Valke Photographed at Katraj Ghat, Pune, Maharashtra.
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