Acacia torta
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Acacia torta
Identify Acacia torta by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Twisted (torta) pods.
- Confirm leaf shape: Feathery bipinnate leaflets.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Acacia torta.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia torta
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Mixed and deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Acacia torta itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Acacia torta
Acacia torta belongs to the Mimosaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and 3 other states. It grows in mixed and deciduous forests, also in the plains. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Acacia torta belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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