Vachellia jacquemontii (Benth.) Ali

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub. It grow up to 2.5 m high. The twigs zigzag. It has several shoots. The bark is greyish brown. The spines are straight. The leaf stalk can be 5 cm long. There are 1-4 pairs of pinnae. These are 5-15 cm long. These contain 5-10 pairs of leaflets. These are 3-4 mm long. The fruit is a pod 5-7 cm long and about 1 cm wide. It has 5-6 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 2.5
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Flower color
Blooming months -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It is used in Rajasthan, India in Jaisalmer district. It can tolerate drought. It grows in dry sandy soils.
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Dry regions, usually along water courses and in ravines.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The gum is poor quality but is eaten in times of scarcity.
Uses fodder food forage gum hedge material medicinal stabilisation of sandy soils tanning wood
Edible gums
Therapeutic use Astringents (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Vachellia jacquemontii world distribution map, present in India and Pakistan

Conservation status

Vachellia jacquemontii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77137521-1
WFO ID wfo-0001338709
COL ID 8PFN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia jacquemontii Vachellia jacquemontii