Acacia leucophloea, Wild. |
(Syn.Mimosa leucophloea.) |
Family:Leguminosae _Mimosoideae |
Common Name : White barked Acacia |
Telugu Name : Tellatumma |
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| General : |
| Occurs in dry forests, easily distinguished by its panicled, globular inflorescence and stipular thorns. Recommended for plantations in degraded soils and it can also be tried in alluvial soils. |
| Flowering : |
| Flowers appear in July-November. |
| Fruiting : |
| Pods 10 to 20 by 0.5 to 1 cms in size; linear, sub-indehiscent and glabrous. Seeds 10 to 20, irregularly elliptical, 5 to 6 mm by 4 to 5 mm in size, dark brown, smooth and shining. |
| Morphology of the Fruit/Seed : |
| Pods 10 to 20 by 0.5 to 1 cms in size; linear, sub-indehiscent and glabrous. Seeds 10 to 20, irregularly elliptical, 5 to 6 mm by 4 to 5 mm in size, dark brown, smooth and shining. |
| Seed Seed Collection and Storage : |
| Ripe pods are collected from the tree, dried in the sun and then beaten with a stick to extract the seeds. |
| Seed Biology : |
No.of seeds per kg. |
Germination percentage |
Plant percent |
Germination period in days |
37,000 to 49,000 |
42 |
30 to 42 |
7 to 32 |
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| Pretreatment : |
| Heating with water (20 times of volume of the seed ) to boiling and then leaving seed in water till cold; or soaking in conc. H2SO4 for 10 to 30 minutes after which the acid is removed and cold water is added. |
| Nursery Technique : |
| Plants may be raised in polythene bags by putting 2 pretreated seeds in each polythene bag in May. Germination is noticed within a week. Watering and weeding is done regularly. Plants reach plantable size in the first season itself. |