Jaali / Australian Blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon
Also known as Black Wattle, Blackwood Acacia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- January-November
How to identify Jaali
Identify Jaali by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dark valuable timber (Australian blackwood).
- Confirm leaf shape: Curved sickle-shaped phyllode (single blade, not divided).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jaali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia melanoxylon
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Curved sickle-shaped phyllode (single blade, not divided)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jaali itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“In its native habitat it blooms between July and December producing inflorescences that appear in groups of two to eight on an axillary raceme.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Jaali itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சீமைவேல்
- Kannada
- ಜಾಲಿ jaali
About Jaali
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from January to November.
Uses
It is cut for timber and furniture and a source of dye or tannin. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Jaali belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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