| Synonym |
.Acacia frondosa Willd., Acacia
leucocephala (Lam.)
Link , Mimosa glauca Sensu Linn., Mimosa leucocephala Lam.
|
Flower Color |
White |
| Common Name |
Safed Babool ,Subabul |
Flower Type |
Corymb |
| English / Trade Name |
White Lead tree ,Jumbay, White Popinac |
Flowering Period |
April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name |
Safed Babool ,Subabul |
Fruiting Period |
Oct-Dec |
| Altitude |
Upto 1500 m |
Fruit Type |
Pod |
| Habit |
Tree |
Fruit Details |
Pods clustered in umbels, straight – linear, flat, 10 – 16 x 1 – 1.5 cm, 2 valved; seeds 15 – 20, polished – brown, oval. |
| Habitat |
Not common trees, used for soil conservation and social forestry. |
Bark Type |
Smooth |
| Distribution |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Indian Ocean, South and North America, |
Bark Details |
Bark on young branches smooth, grey-brown, slash salmon pink, darker grey-brown and rougher with shallow, rusty orange-brown vertical fissures and deep red inner bark on older branches and bole. |
| Distribution in Haryana |
Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa |
Origin |
Exotic |
| |
|
Leaf Type |
Compound |
| |
|
Leaf Arrangement |
Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) |
| |
|
Leaf Shape |
Pinnate |
| Description of Species |
Unarmed shrubs or small deciduous trees, to 5 m high. Leaves 2 – pinnate; pinnae 2 – 8 pairs; leaflets 15 -20 pairs, elliptic, 10 – 14 x 2 mm, acute, glabrous. Flowers sessile, white in axillary, globose, 1.5 cm across heads, forming short terminal leafy panicles. Calyx campanulate, teeth short. Corolla of 5 – petals, free, linear. Stamens 10; anthers versatile, without glands. Ovary stipitate, stigma short. Pods clustered in umbels, straight – linear, flat, 10 – 16 x 1 – 1.5 cm, 2 valved; seeds 15 – 20, polished – brown, oval. |
Leaf Details |
Leaves 2 – pinnate; pinnae 2 – 8 pairs; leaflets 15 -20 pairs, elliptic, 10 – 14 x 2 mm, acute, glabrous. |
| |
