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Botanical Name: Senegalia polyacantha

Senegalia polyacantha

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Family: Mimosaceae
Common Name: पांढरा खैर
Etymology - Genus: *
Etymology - Species: Many spines
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill
Description: Tall tree with characteristic white bark, that peels off in paper like flakes. Old mature stem has persistent spines.Bipinnately compound leaf with 10-20 pinnae. Stipular spines - pair of curved spines, curved spines are also observed on back side on leaf along the rachis. Lenticel observed on Rachis near first pair of pinna and also at last few pair of pinna.Paripinnate, sub-sessile leaflets. Leaflet clasp during night. Long tail like, white, catkin inflorescence.Flat pods.
Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Root type: Taproot-Woody hard
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: White papery
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Tall tree with characteristic white bark, that peels off in paper like flakes. Old mature stem has persistent spines.
Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Leaf - Characters

Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Spiny
Leaf Type: Bipinnate-Paripinnate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Bipinnately compound leaf with 10-20 pinnae. Stipular spines - pair of curved spines, curved spines are also observed on back side on leaf along the rachis. Lenticel observed on Rachis near first pair of pinna and also at last few pair of pinna.

Leaflet - Characters

Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Rounded-Base
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Paripinnate, sub-sessile leaflets. Leaflet clasp during night.
Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Inflorescence - Characters

Inflorescence: Catkin
Bract: Inconspicuous
Inflorescence Description: Long tail like, white, catkin inflorescence.

Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Flower - Characters

Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Floral Parts - Characters

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Corolla Appendages: na
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Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na

Androecium Attachment of anther:
Androecium Length of filament: equal
Androecium Union of Stamens:
Androecium Number of Stamens: Many

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Flat pods.
Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Senegalia polyacantha

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Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: Epigeal
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