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Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.

[ Family : Fabaceae (Leguminosae) ]

[ Synonyms : Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth.; Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd.; Acacia wallichiana DC.; Mimosa catechu L.f.; Mimosa catechuoides Roxb. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Khayer ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Khayer | Sanskrit : Khadira, Pathi-drum, Priya-sakh | Hindi : Khair, Madan | Tribal : Janum khair, Katbala, Kanta | English : Cutch tree, Black catechu | Other Languages : Karingali, Kadiram (Mal.) ; Cenkarungali, Karai, Karangalli (Tam.) ; Khadiramu, Kaachu (Tel.)

[ Trade Name : Khair, Katha ]

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Small tree
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Grows in dry mixed and scrub-forests between 700-1700m.
Occurrence : Grows along the Terai and Doors belt and some parts of Midnapore

Status : Moderately abundant
Botanical Character : Deciduous tree, growing upto 10 m in height, bark dark greyish brown, young branch pubescent. Leaves bipinnate- pinnae 10-30 pairs, leaflets 20-25 pairs, sessile ciliate, stipules spiny, flattened, hooked; rachis with a large gland near base of petiole and often several glands between pinnae. Flowers small, pale creamy white- in dense pubescent, axillary spikes. Calyx campanulate, villose outside, corolla villose or pubescent. Pods flat, straight, shiny with a triangular beak at the apex, dehiscent. Seeds 3-10 per pod.

Cultivation and Growth :

Flowering & Fruiting : September--February
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Soil Character : Dry, well-drained soil
Climate : Tropical and subtropical
Propagules : Seeds
Sowing Times : March--June
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Usable Parts of the Plant :

Bark, Gum, Leaf, Heart wood, Seed

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