Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Acacia | Species: Acacia jacquemontii Benth. ( कीकर ) |
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| Synonym | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange | |
| Common Name | Kikar | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Kikar | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kikar | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m. | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod glabrous, reticulately veined, 5-6 seeded. |
| Habitat | Miscellaneous forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | East Asia | Bark Details | Bark greyish brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | An erect shrub, up to 3 m tall, twigs zigzag, bark greyish brown. Spines stipular, straight, white, connate at the base, Leaf compound, rachis glabrous, usually with a gland between the upper pair of pinnae. Pinnae 1-4 pairs, Leaflets 5-10 pairs, sessile, oblong, obtuse, glabrous. Inflorescence pedunculate heads in axillary fascicles of 2-8, flowers yellow, fragnant, peduncle. Calyx campanulate. Corolla 2.5 mm long. Fruit a pod glabrous, reticulately veined, 5-6 seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaf compound, rachis glabrous, usually with a gland between the upper pair of pinnae. Pinnae 1-4 pairs, Leaflets 5-10 pairs, sessile, oblong, obtuse, glabrous |
