Tomentose Nile Acacia (537119972)

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Summary[edit] Description: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh -- from Greek akis (sharp point), referring to thorn or spine ny-LOH-tee-kuh -- of or from the valley of the Nile River toh-men-TOH-suh -- meaning, covered with fine, matted hairs commonly known as (assuming all names of A. nilotica): black piquant, black babul, gum arabic, Egyptian mimosa, Egyptian thorn, prickly acacia, Nile acacia, scented thorn, scented-pod acacia • Bengali: বাবলা babala • Gujarati: બાવળ baval, બાવળિયો bavaliyo • Hindi: बबूल babool, कीकर kikar • Kannada: ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ ಮರ gobli mara, ಕರಿಜಾಲಿ karijaali • Malayalam: കരിവേലം karivelam • Marathi: बाभूळ babhul, बाभळी babhali, बाभळ babhal, देवबाभळ devababhal, पुळाटी pulati, रामबाभळ ramababhal, रामकांटी ramakanti • Rajasthan: banvalia • Sanskrit: बब्बु babbul, बब्बूलः babbulaha, पङ्क्तिः panktiha, सोमवृक्ष somavriksha, तीक्ष्ण कण्टक tikshna kantaka, वर्वू varvu, वर्वुरः varvrurha, युग्मकण्ट yugmakanta • Tamil: கறுவேளை karuvelai • Telugu: నల్లతుమ్మ nalla tumma Origin: West Asia.. a tree 5-20 m high.. restricted to riverine habitats and seasonally flooded areas.. dense spheric crown, stems and branches usually dark to black coloured, fissured bark, grey-pinkish slash, exuding a reddish low quality gum. The tree has thin, straight, light, grey spines in axillary pairs, usually in 3 to 12 pairs, 5 to 7.5 cm long in young trees, mature trees commonly without thorns. References: NPGS / GRIN • FAO. Date: 9 June 2007, 11:11. Source: Tomentose Nile Acacia. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location19° 16′ 12.49″ N, 72° 59′ 10.32″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 19.270136; 72.986201.