✿Mimosaceae · Acacia
Pahari Kikar / Black Babool
Acacia eburnea
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- October-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia eburnea
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Arabia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pahari Kikar 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
- Hindi
- पहाड़ी कीकर Pahari Kikar, देवबबूल Dev Babool
- Kannada
- Bambolero, Jali, Joli, Pikajali
- Marathi
- Marmat
- Tamil
- Kudai vel, Kutai velam
- Telugu
- Gabbuthumma, gabbutumma, jaali, jali, peekethumma, Piketumma
About Pahari Kikar
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Black Babool (Acacia eburnea) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Pahari Kikar belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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