Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Acacia | Species: Acacia mearnsii De. Willd. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Racosperma mearnsii (De Wild.) Pedley |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Green wattle,tan wattle,Australian acacia,black wattle,late black wattle | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 300-2440 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit narrowly oblong, flat, rough, blackish, with fine hair, fairly straight, 5-15 cm long by 4-9 mm wide but often constricted between the seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in grasslands, riparian zones, urban areas and water courses | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Native to Australia and exotic to India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, | Bark Details | Bark brownishblack, hard and fissured, twigs angled, grey, densely hairy, tinged with yellow when young |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Small to large, evergreen, single-stemmed or multibranched tree, 6-25 m high, with a straight trunk, growing to 50 cm indiameter | Leaf Details | Leaves dark green, alternate, feathery, with very soft hair, binnately compound, 8-15 cm long, with 8-21 pairs of pinnae 2-5 cm long |
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