| Synonym |
Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. ex
Delile ssp. indica (Benth.) Brenan, Mimosa nilotica Linn., A. arabica (Lam.) Willd. var. indica
Benth.; Mimosa arabica Lam., |
Flower Color |
Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name |
Babul, Kikar |
Flower Type |
Solitary |
| English / Trade Name |
Babul. |
Flowering Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Babul, Kikar |
Fruiting Period |
Jan-March |
| Altitude |
up to 800 m |
Fruit Type |
Pod |
| Habit |
Tree |
Fruit Details |
Pods coriaceous, 8 – 12 seeded, subindehisent. |
| Habitat |
Outer submontane zones, along the miscellaneous forests, open places. |
Bark Type |
Prickly |
| Distribution |
India, Sri Lanka, C. Aisa and tropical Africa. |
Bark Details |
Dark – brown bark |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Yamuna Nagar |
Origin |
Native |
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Leaf Type |
Compound |
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Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
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Leaf Shape |
Bi-pinnate |
| Description of Species |
Tree up to 8 m high; Bark black with deep narrow longitudinal fissures, running spirally up the tree, exudation gummy; blaze pinkish-brown; branchlets blackish or greyish, smooth. Leaves bipinnate, alternate, stipulate; stipular spines in pairs, pulvinate, grooved above, pubescent; pinnae 4-9 pairs, with a gland near the lowermost pinnae on upper side, pubescent; leaflets 20-40, opposite, sessile; lamina linear, oblong or linear-oblong, base oblique, apex obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, chartaceous. Flowers bright yellow, in heads on axillary peduncle; calyx campanulate, glabrescent, teeth triangular to ovate; corolla lobes oblong to ovate. Fruit a pod flattened, strap-shaped, straight to slightly curved, deeply constricted between seeds; seeds flat black. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves rachis with several glands; pinnae 3 – 6 pairs, leaflets 10 – 20 pairs, membranous, glabrous or downy. |
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