Umbrella Thorn Babool
Acacia planifrons
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering
- January-April (WG)
How to identify Umbrella Thorn Babool
Identify Umbrella Thorn Babool 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: Distinctive flat umbrella-shaped crown.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-April (WG).
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia planifrons
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April (WG)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“Leaves are bipinnate, alternate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compoundrecordedThe leaf is divided twice — each 'leaflet' is itself a row of smaller leaflets, giving a fine, fern-like look.“Leaves are bipinnate, alternate;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Umbrella Thorn Babool itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“Flowers are white in color.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Fruit is a pod.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Umbrella Thorn Babool itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- உடை, ஒடை, குடை மரம்
- Malayalam
- കുടവേലം
About Umbrella Thorn Babool
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Umbrella Thorn Babool (Acacia planifrons) is a tree. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to April (WG).
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Umbrella Thorn Babool belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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