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Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.
[ Family : Fabaceae (Leguminosae) ]
[ Synonyms : Acacia canescens (Kurz) Gamble ; Acacia hainanensis Hayata ; Albizia tenerrima de Vriese ; Mimosa ferruginea Rottler ; Mimosa pennata L.; Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin ]
[ Common name (Local) : Nengtakanta, Kuchui, Arkhu (Nep.) ]
Name in other Languages :
- Bengali : Nengtakanta, Kuchui | Sanskrit : Ari, Khadiravallari, Tamrakantaka | Hindi : Biswal, Agla bel | Tribal : Kirikitikanta, Undaru | English : Climbing acacia, Climbing wattle, Rusty mimosa | Other Languages : Peincha, Kattusinikka (Mal.) ; Kattintu, Vellai indu (Tam.) ; Karusikaya (Tel.)
[ Trade Name : Biswal ]
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Tell Us. Plant Characteristics :
Habit : Scandent shrub
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial Wild, grows chiefly along rivers and streams upto 1500 m. ,
Occurrence : Throughout the south-western part of the state, also in Terai and Doors.
Status : Common
Botanical Character : Climbing shrub with copious scattered, slightly hooked prickles, branches few, downy. Leaves altrnate, bipinnate, main rachis densely pubescent with a large plate-shaped gland at the base of the petiole and one between each of the 2-4 upper pairs of pinnae. Leaflets very small, sessile, linear, obtuse, unequal-sided, glabrous. Flowers in copiously panicled globose heads, small, white or pink. Pods stalked, straight, flat, thin, rounded or shortly apiculate, glabrous. Seeds 8-14, ovoid-oblong, compressed, dark brown.
Cultivation and Growth :
Flowering & Fruiting : October--January
Conservation : Soil Character : Can grow on wide range of soil varieties.
Climate : Tropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : March--June
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Usable Parts of the Plant :
Leaf, Stem, Bark, Pod
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References & Acknowledgement :
Reference Books : 1,
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