ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 665

  • Scientific Name: Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
  • Synonym: Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Trade Name: Babul
  • Common Name: Babul (India), Gabdi (Cameroon), Mgunga (East africa)
  • പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: ബാബുൽ
  • Native: Egypt
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  • Collected by: P. K. Thulasidas & K. M. Bhat
  • General Characteristics: A moderate-sized, throny tree, upto 10m.Flower solitary globose heads; golden yellow. Bipinnate leaf.Fruit a moniliform pod.
  • Wood Anatomy: Wood is diffuse porous,medium to large pores. Parenchyma tends to be primarily vasicentric.
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