Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne

Family: Mimosaceae Genus: Acacia Species: Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne( अइला )

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Synonym Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha (Burch.) Brenan, Acacia tortilis subsp. tortilis, Acacia tortilis var. raddiana (Savi) Brenan Flower Color White
Common Name Israeli babool Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Umbrella thorn , Karamoja Flowering Period April-June
Vernacular /Local Name Aila Fruiting Period July-Sept
Altitude Upto 1000 m Fruit Type Pod
Habit Tree Fruit Details Pods variable, indehiscent, spirally twisted or rarely almost straight, 7-10 cm long, 6-10 mm broad, longitudinally veined, leathery, glabrous to tomentellous or villous, somewhat constricted between the seeds; seeds oblique or parallel to long axis of pod, 4-7 x 3-6 mm, compressed; areole 3-6 x 2-4 mm.
Habitat It is drought resistant, can tolerate strong salinity and seasonal waterlogging and generally forms open, dry forests in pure stands or mixed with other species. Bark Type Fissured
Distribution It is native primarily to the Savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East. Bark Details Bark grey to black or dark brown, rough, fissured or smooth. young branchlets densely pubescent or glabrous to subglabrous and red to brown.
Distribution in Haryana Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa Origin Exotic
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Bi-pinnate
Description of Species It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree or shrub that grows up to 21 m tall; well-developed multiple boles support a flat-topped or rounded, spreading crown; bark grey to black or dark brown, rough, fissured or smooth; young branchlets densely pubescent or glabrous to subglabrous and red to brown; spines paired, 2 types-long, straight and white, or short, brownish and hooked; they range from 1.2 to 8 cm in length. Leaves glabrous to densely pubescent, glandular, pinnae 2-10 pairs; leaflets 4-22 pairs per pinnae, linear to linear oblong. Inflorescence globose heads; peduncle white, pubescent, 0.4-2.5 cm long, with involucel on the lower half; flowers white or pale yellowish-white, sessile or shortly pedicellate, scented, 0.5-1.1 cm in diameter, on axillary peduncles; calyx 1-2 mm long; corolla 1.5-2.5 mm long. Pods variable, indehiscent, spirally twisted or rarely almost straight. Leaf Details Leaves glabrous to densely pubescent, glandular, short at 1.25-3.75 cm long; petiole 0.2-0.9 cm long, with a gland; rachis 0.3-2 cm long, glabrous to densely pubescent, with a small gland at the junction of the apical pair of pinnae; pinnae 2-10 pairs; leaflets 4-22 pairs per pinnae, 0.5-4 (6 max.) x 0.2-1 mm, glabrous to densely pubescent on the underside; margins with or without cilia, linear to linear oblong.
 

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