About Umbrella Thorn Babool
The umbrella thorn, (Vachellia planifrons), is a species of Vachellia of the family Fabaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is about 7m high thorny shrub. Greyish-brown bark is thick with horizontal markings. Leaves are bipinnate, alternate; apex obtuse; margin entire. Flowers are white in color. Fruit is a pod.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia planifrons
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April (WG)
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- உடை, ஒடை, குடை மரம்
- Malayalam
- കുടവേലം
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Umbrella Thorn Babool belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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