Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin et al. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Vachellia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

468401

Place of publication:

Blumea 58:42. 2013

Verified:

08/04/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Mimosa leucophloea Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.

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Reference(s)

Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.

Common names

English
distiller's acacia –
India
kikar –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Note
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	n.w.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam	s.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia

Native
Asia-Tropical

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	potential as fodder	as Acacia leucophloea	Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:28.
Environmental	potential for agroforestry	as Acacia leucophloea	Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) A:28.
Human food	beverage base	from bark fide Pl Res SEAs 8:311. 1993, as Acacia leucophloea	Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:311.
Medicines	folklore	as Acacia leucophloea	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.