Scientific Name :
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Synonym :
Acacia cinerea (L.) Spreng.
Mimosa cinerea L.
Common Name : Sickle bush, Hkeri, Durangi babhul
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : July to December
Flower Colour : Yellow, pink and white
Description : Height: Upto 3 m
Stem: Grey, armed with thorns
Leaves: Bipinnate, leaflets small paired 12 to 20, sessile leflets, glands in between two pinnae
Flowers: Three colour pink, yellow and white, calyx membraneous, corolla long
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruits: Pods, dark brown and twisted at maturity
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : SW. Madagascar.
Uses : Leaves used to cure epilepsy
Bark used in treating headache
