Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger, Phytologia 92:94. 2010 (syn: (=) Acacia detinens Burch.; (≡) Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.; (≡) Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens (Burch.) Brenan; (≡) Acacia mellifera subsp. mellifera; (≡) Mimosa mellifera Vahl (basionym)) as per GRIN ; Acacia mellifera (M.Vahl) Benth. (Syn: Inga mellifera (Vahl) Willd.; Mimosa mellifera M.Vahl; Mimosa mellifera Vahl) as per The Plant List Ver.1.1 ; India (I); Tamil Nadu & other countries as per ILDIS;
Pl. find the attached file contain photos of Acacia mellifera flower as well as fruit. Date: 03.11.2011 (flower as well as fruiting Oct.- Nov. 2011) Location: NBNP Garden, Anaikatti (640 MSL) Coimbatore Dist., Please help me in identifying this common tree found planted as fences and in forestry plantations. Local name: Parambai Leaf: 5 cm long Inflorescence: cream-coloured head of 2 cm diameter Date: 27 Sep 2013 Habitat: rural and in scrub-forests Alt.: 300 m asl It is Acacia mellifera Acacia mellifera is a prickly acacia with profuse fruiting and very difficut to eradicate if established. Now we are facing difficulty in eradicating it from the botanical garden here. Regeneration capacity also very high. I advice please don't plant this species near to river or streams. But it is very good species for making greenary in difficult/ problem soils. As it is spiny, it is very difficult to extract even for using it firewood. Mechanical harvest may be tried
The second one : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (7) The second one is here. Date/Time- 22/10/18, 10. 00 am. Location- Place -- GHMC community park, shalivahana nagar colony, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. Habitat- Type- Wild ( suppose ) Plant Habit- supposedly growing Tree Height/Length- 2.5 m Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Small Bipinnate, pic enclosed This was planted by an elderly man, as this tree is auspicious. Pl. check comparative images at Difficult to ID due poor quality of images. Appears close to Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger as per comparative images at Senegalia I think yes, Senegalia mellifera. Only difference the flowers were white rather than yellow. I have seen this growing in the garden at Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore. They also have herbarium specimen of the same. They said that this was recently introduced from Sudan. There is nice representation in the eFI website. References: |
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