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Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Brenan

[ Family : Fabaceae (Leguminosae) ]

[ Synonyms : Acacia arabica var. indica Benth.; Acacia nilotica var. indica (Benth.) A.F. Hill ]

[ Common name (Local) : Babla, Babul, Kikar ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Babla, Babul | Sanskrit : Barburah, Babbulah | Hindi : Babul, Kikar | Tribal : Babul, Kikar, Gubul daru | English : Indian gum arabic, Black babul | Other Languages : Karuvelam (Mal. & Tam.) ; Karuvelei (Tam.)

[ Trade Name : Babla, Babul, Gum arabic, Kikar ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Small tree with sharp spine
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial Xerophyte, grows scatteredly in drier regions,
Occurrence : Common in shrubberies, river banks, wastelands

Status : Common
Botanical Character : Small branched tree. Branchlets straight, finely grey, downy, with straight axillary stipular spines-upto 5 cm long, white, ascending . Leaves bipinnate, rachies downy with several glands, leaflets 1-25 pairs, entire, glabrous. Peduncles short, profusely bracteate. Flowers yellow numerous in globose heads. Corolla tubular with subtriangular teeth, stamens numerous. Pods coriaceous, subindehiscent, distinctively stalked, moniliform, 8-12 -seeded.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : June--February
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Soil Character : Prefers sandy soil
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : May--July
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Bark, Gum, Leaf, Flower, Wood, Pod

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References & Acknowledgement :

Reference Books : 1,3,4,5
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