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Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but now attributed to the genus Vachellia of the Mimosa Family (), [4] is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, [5] a medium to large canopied tree native to most of Africa, primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially the Somali peninsula and Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East.
Acacia, commonly known as wattles [3] [4] or acacias, is a genus of about 1,084 species of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australasia , but is now reserved for species mainly from Australia, with others from New ...
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, [12] huisache, [13] casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry.
Acacia ×grayana J.H.Willis (= A. brachybotrya × euthycarpa) [14] Acacia hilliana × stellaticeps; Acacia incurvaneura × mulganeura; Acacia ligulata × sclerosperma subsp. sclerosperma; Acacia longifolia × oxycedrus; Acacia monticola × trachycarpa; Acacia monticola × tumida var. kulparn; Acacia monticola × tumida var. pilbarensis; Acacia ...
Common names for Adenanthera pavonina include Acacia coral, arbre À Église, bead tree, Circassian seed, corail végétal, coral wood, madhoshi, moralitos, curly ...
The Narmer Palette, also known as the Great Hierakonpolis Palette or the Palette of Narmer, is a significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC, belonging, at least nominally, to the category of cosmetic palettes. It contains some of the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions ever found.
Senegalia catechu, previously known as Acacia catechu, is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. [4] The plant is called kachu in Malay; the Malay name was Latinized to "catechu" in Linnaean taxonomy , as the species from which the extracts cutch and catechu are derived. [ 5 ]
The pedicels (stems which connect the flower to the branch) are slender, 1.3 cm (1 ⁄ 2 in), dark red or reddish green. The fruit is a typical legume fruit, being a flat and smooth pea-like pod 5.1–10.2 cm (2–4 in) long and 1.3 cm (1 ⁄ 2 in) broad. The fruit usually contains 4–8 seeds. [9]