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Acacia sinuata
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Mimosoideae)
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Citation: Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. n.s.24: 186. 1935; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 168. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 186. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 239. 1997; Chakrab. & Gangop., Journ. Econ. Tax. Bot. 20: 625. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 125. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 110. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 333. 2009.
Mimosa sinuata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 653. 1790.
Mimosa concinna Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 1039. 1806.
Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC., Prodr. 2: 464. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 296. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 429(304). 1919; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 38. 1992; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 167. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 110. 1997.
Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC. var. rugata (Benth.) Baker in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 297. 1878.
Acacia rugata (Lam.) J. Voigt, Hort. Suburb. Calcutt. 263. 1845, non Benth. 1842; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 429(304). 1919.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Charmalentha, Charmanthala, Cheeka, Cheekkakka, Cheenikka, Cheevikka, Perumkai, Shivakai
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Tamil name(s):
Shikkakai
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English name(s):
Ritha, Soapnut acacia
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Description:
Scandent shrubs with stout recurved prickles, stem with warty tubercles; branchlets pubescent, black. Leaves alternate, bipinnate, pinnae 8-10 pairs, to 5 cm long; leaflets sessile, 25-30 pairs, to 6 x 1 mm, oblong, truncate at base, pubescent; rachis to 4 cm long, prickled, gland near the base spherical, sessile. Heads axillary, solitary or paired, 1 cm across, in axillary and terminal racemes; peduncle 3 cm long. Calyx 3 mm long, dull red, 5-lobed. Petals white longer than the calyx. Stamens numerous; filaments 5 mm long, basally connate. Pods rugose and wrinkled, reddish-brown, 12 x 2 cm; seeds 7-12, transverse.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-March
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District(s):
Wayanad, Palakkad, Idukki, Kollam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Moolakkayam, Thekkady, Muthalakkuzhi, Parambikulam, Mukkali forests, Tirunalli, Ayyappankovil, Nadugani ghats
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