✿Mimosaceae · Acacia
Red Cutch
Acacia chundra
Also known as Cutch Tree
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- May-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia chundra
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Red Cutch itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കന്നലി
About Red Cutch
Red Cutch (Acacia chundra) is a tree in the Mimosaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to October.
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Red Cutch belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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