Acacia species- Kancheepuram dist., (Chennai outskirts) TN



 
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Acacia (Wattle) for ID :: May MK002 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (10)
Please help me to confirm if this is Acacia melanoxylon? 
Habitat: open scrub forest
Date: 27 April 2015
Place: Kancheepuram dist., (Chennai outskirts) TN
Alt.: 14 m asl
It is perhaps Acacia holosericea, an introduced species in Tamil Nadu.
Thanks, Tapas ji.
As per ILDIS, Acacia holosericea G. Don is an introduced species in Tamilnadu & West Bengal.
Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. (is a synonym of Acacia mangium Willd. ) is shown in the Database of Flora of Tamilnadu (Distribution in Delhi & Pondicherry as per ILDIS)
Pl check for Acacia longifolia.
The fruits of Acacia holosericea / A. mangium are quite different:
The fruits in your photograph is long and slightly curved. To unfold the ID of your Acacia  the buds need to unfold !
I am not aware of the current name but this phyllode-bearing Acacia species is unmistakable by the markedly flattened branchlets. Introduced by the Planters of Tamil Nadu. I have also seen it in Goa.
Here the pods are flattened which rules out A. longifolia having terete pods.



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