Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Acacia | Species: Acacia modesta Wall.( फलिया, फुलाई ) |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mimosa dumosa Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Phulai, Amritsar Gum | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Amritsar Gum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Phalia, Phulai | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pods straight, strap – shaped, 4 – 8 x 1 – 1.5 cm, glabrous, 3 – 6 seeded. |
| Habitat | Edges of miscellaneous forests. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Outer submontane Himalaya, western parts to Nepal; Pakistan, Afghanistan. | Bark Details | Grey – glabrous bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Panipat, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Medium – sized trees, usually branching from the base, with grey – glabrous bark. Stipular spines in pairs, slightly hooked, dark – brown. Leaf rachis downy, with a small gland at tha base and between uppermost pair of pinnae 2 – 3 pairs; leaflets 3 – 5 pairs , ovate – oblong, 8 – 10 x 6 – 6 mm, subcoriaceous, greyish – green, glabrous. Flowers white or pale – yellow, fragrant, in cylindrical drooping spikes. Corolla twice as long as calyx. Pods straight, strap – shaped, 4 – 8 x 1 – 1.5 cm, glabrous, 3 – 6 seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaf rachis downy, with a small gland at tha base and between uppermost pair of pinnae 2 – 3 pairs; leaflets 3 – 5 pairs , ovate – oblong, 8 – 10 x 6 – 6 mm, subcoriaceous, greyish – green, glabrous. |
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