Scientific Name :
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Synonym :
Mimosa catechu L.f.
Acacia wallichiana DC.
Common Name : Cutch tree, Khair
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : June to January
Flower Colour : Yelowish white
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: Dark brown and thorny
Leaves: Bipinnate, leaflets sessile, pinnae 5 to 20 pairs, leaflets 20 to 50 pairs, leaflets linear and oblong
Flowers: Calyx campanulate, stamens infinite and yellowish white, flowers fragrant and sessile
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruits: Pods, flat, dark blackish or reddish brown when ripe, beaked, 3 to 8 seeded
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan).
Uses : The heartwood and bark are used to treat sore throat and diarrhoea.
