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Acacia torta (Roxb.)Craib

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Acacia torta (Roxb.)Craib
Acacia torta (Roxb.)Craib
Acacia torta (Roxb.)Craib
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAcacia pennata Sensu Baker, p.p. non Willd.
synonymMimosa torta Roxb.
🗒 Common Names
Hindi
  • Katnar
  • अलिया Alia
Kannada
  • Kad Siege
Malayalam
  • Anthochini
  • Kallinja
  • Pattincha
Marathi
  • चिल्लारी Chillari
Other
  • Twisted Acacia
Telugu
  • Konda-korinta
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Medium Sized Tree
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Rambling shrubs; branchlets puberulus. Leaves to 24 cm long; pinnae 12 pairs; leaflets 8 x 3 mm, oblong, obtuse at apex, subcordate at base, slightly pubescent, 1-nerved from base. Heads 1.5 cm across, in terminal panicles. Flowers many, 3 mm long; filaments 5.5 mm long, yellow. Pods 16 x 2.5 cm, flat, papery, yellowish-brown, densely glandular.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: April-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Associations

          Pollinators

          Bees
          Bees
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Western Ghats, Deciduous Forests
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Deciduous forests, also in the plains
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              India and Pakistan

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Maharashtra: Kolhapur
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5846
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5846
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5846
                    1. Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 410. 1915; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 428(304). 1919; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 169. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 186. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 44. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 167. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 111. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 240. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 126. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 119. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 110. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 202. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 264. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 334. 2009.
                    2. Acacia caesia Wight & Arn., Prodr. 278. 1834, non Willd. 1806.
                    3. Mimosa torta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 566. 1832.
                    1. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5846
                    2. Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 410. 1915; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 428(304). 1919; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 169. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 186. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 44. 1992; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 11,17. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 167. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 111. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 240. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 126. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 119. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 110. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 202. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 264. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 334. 2009.
                    3. Acacia caesia Wight & Arn., Prodr. 278. 1834, non Willd. 1806.
                    4. Mimosa torta Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 566. 1832.
                    5. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassEquisetopsida C. Agardh
                    OrderFabales
                    FamilyFabaceae
                    GenusAcacia
                    SpeciesAcacia torta (Roxb.) Craib
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