Scientific Name :
Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Synonym :
Racosperma auriculiforme (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley
Common Name : Australian wattle, Bengali babul, Akashia
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit :
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to December
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: 5 to 10 m
Stem: Grey brownish, fissured at maturity
Leaves: Sickled shaped or curved, pale green, apex tapering, margin entire, petioles modified into phyllodes
Flowers: Calyx campanulate, corolla tubular, fragrant
Inflorescence: Spikes
Fruits: Pods lomentum, green when young, turns brown at maturity, twisted margins, splits open in tree.
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : CH, TL
Distribution Range : SE. Maluku to New Guinea and N. Australia.
Uses : Used as fuel wood
Avenue tree
