Scientific Name :
Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger
Synonym :
Mimosa leucophloea Roxb.
Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.
Common Name : White babul, White barked acacia, Safed Babul, Himvar
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : June to January
Flower Colour : Creamy white
Description : Height: 10 to 15 m
Stem: Greyish white, later turns into brownish black, smooth in young, old stems rough.
Spines in pairs, straight, arising from axil of leaf, red or brown
Leaves: Bipinnate, pinnae 4 to 10 pairs, leaflets 14 to 30 pairs
Flowers: Yellow to pale yellow, stamens infinite
Inflorescence: Heads in terminal panicles
Fruits: Pods, flat and hairy
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands.
Uses : Black dye obtained from flowers, bark and pods
Wood useful as fuel.
