About White Cutch tree
Senegalia polyacantha (syn. Acacia polyacantha), also known as white thorn, is a flowering tree which can grow up to 25 m tall. The species name polyacantha has the meaning "many thorns" in Latin. The tree is native to Africa, India, the Indian Ocean and Asia, but it has also been introduced to the Caribbean.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia polyacantha
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, introduced in Caribbean
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- சிலையுஞ்சில்
- Malayalam
- വെൺകരിങ്ങാലി
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
White Cutch tree belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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