Senegaliya / Rusty Mimosa
Acacia pennata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia pennata
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Mixed forests and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanamar
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Nepali
- अर्फुकाँडा, अर्खु
- Tamil
- இந்து, காட்டிண்டு, காட்டுசிகை
- Telugu
- గూబ కోరింద
- Malayalam
- കാരിഞ്ച, മല ഈഞ്ച
- Marathi
- शेंबरटी, शेंबी
- Hindi
- सेनेगालिया senegaliya
About Senegaliya
Rusty Mimosa (Acacia pennata) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Mimosaceae family (Mimosa/Acacia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate bipinnate compound leaves, globose head or spike flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in mixed forests and moist deciduous forests. Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanamar, it is distributed across Paleotropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Senegaliya belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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