Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.)Willd.
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Family: MimosaceaeDistribution: Common inthe scrubs and also planted near villages. Found in India, Srilanka, Mayanmar, Malayasia. The bark is used for tanning and in alcohol distillation.gum is used in indigenous medicine. Photographed at N.Konda forest.Armed trees,5-6mts tall, bark smooth, yellow, Leaves 2.5-4cm long, bipinnate, pinnae 5-12 pairs, 2-5x1-2mm linear,oblong, stipular spines 0.5-2cm long ,Flowers 5-6mm across, white or pale yellow, in 0.5-1cm across in globose heads, heads in terminal panicles. Pod 6-8x 1cm linear oblong, flat tomentose, yellowish brown. Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao
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- Vachellia leucophloea
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