Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Acacia | Species: Acacia farnesiana (Linn.) Willd. |
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| Synonym | Acacia acicularis Willd., Farnesia odora Gasp., Acacia lenticellata F. Muell., Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv., Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Valayti Kikar | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Sweet Accacia | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Valayti Kikar | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up To 1500m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Cylindrical, Turgid, Dark-brown, With A Double Row Of Seeds. |
| Habitat | Dry habitats between sea level and 1000 m. | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Fiji, Northern Australia, Southern Australia, Southern France, Africa, India And Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark rich chocolate brown or grey, possessing long, sharp, multiple thorns |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Perennial trees stems erect or ascending. Leaves are alternate, compound, even pinnate, bipinnate, leaf or leaflet margins entire, leaflets opposite, leaflets 10-many.in florescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, axillary. Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, calyx 5-lobed, glabrous, petals united, valvate, white, stamens numerous, more than 10, stamens completely free, separate, stamens long, exserted . Fruit a legume, indehiscent, elongate, straight, oblong or ellipsoidal, coriaceous or becoming woody, 3-10 seeded, seeds embedded in gummy or spongy pulp | Leaf Details | Leaves Are Alternate, Compound, Even Pinnate, Bipinnate, Leaf Or Leaflet Margins Entire, Leaflets Opposite, Leaflets 10-many |
