Vachellia farnesiana

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn., Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 272. 1834 (Syn: (≡) Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.; (=) Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch.; (=) Acacia smallii Isely; (≡) Mimosa farnesiana L. (basionym); (=) Pithecellobium minutum M. E. Jones; (=) Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small) as per GRIN.
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Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. (Syn: Acacia acicularis Willd.; Acacia edulis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.;  Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.) Bailey ..; Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv.; Acacia lenticellata F.Muell.; Acacia minuta (M.E.Jones) R.M.Beauch.; Acacia minuta subsp. minuta (M.E.Jones) R.M.Beauch.; Farnesia odora Gasp.; Farnesiana odora Gasp.; Mimosa acicularis Poir.; Mimosa farnesiana L.; Mimosa indica Poir.; Mimosa pedunculata (Willd.) Poir.; Mimosa suaveolens Salisb.; Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E.Jones; Pithecellobium minutum M.E.Jones; Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf. [Spelling variant]; Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf.; Vachellia farnesiana Wight & Arn.; Vachellia farnesiana var. minuta (M.E. Jones) Seigler & Ebinger;          Acacia densiflora (Small) Cory; Acacia ferox M.Martens & Galeotti; Acacia minuta subsp. densiflora (Small) R.M.Beauch.; Acacia pedunculata Willd.; Acacia smallii Isely; Vachellia densiflora Small) as per The Plant List given in references;
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vuh-KELL-lee-uh — named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India Company … Wiktionary
far-nee-zee-AY-nuh — of the gardens of the Farnese Palace in Rome, built and named for Roman Cardinal Alessandro Farnese … Dave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: cassie, fragrant acacia, ironwood, mimosa bush, needle bush, sponge tree, sweet acacia • Assamese: তৰুৱা কদম torua kadam • Bengali: বিলাতি বাবলা bilati babala, গুয়ে বাবলা guya babala • Gujarati: તલબાવળ talbaval, ઝેરીબાવળ jheribaval • Hindi: दुर्गंध खैर durgandh khair, गंध बबूल gandh babul, गंधी बबूल gandhi babul, गूह बबूल guh babul, गुल बबूल gul babul, पस्सी बबूल passi babul, विलायती बबूल vilayati babul • Kachchhi: અતરીયો બાવર atariyo bavar, સુગંધી બાવર sugandhi bavar • Kannada: ಕರಿಕಸ್ತೂರಿ karikasturi, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ kasturi gobli, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಜಾಲಿ ಮರ kasturi jali mara, ಕಿರಿಜಾಲಿ kirijali, ಪೀಕ್ಜಾಲಿ peekjali, ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಲಿ sanna jali • Konkani: ಕುಸ್ರಿ ಝಾಡ kusri jhaad • Malayalam: കസ്തൂരിവേലം kasturivelam, പൌവേലം pevelam • Marathi: देवबाभळ devbabhal, किंकर kinkara • Nepali: गन्नाउने खयर gannaune khayar, जैत jait • Odia: ଅସିମେଦ asimeda, ବିଲାତି ବବୁର bilati babura, ବିଟ ଖଦିର bita khadira, ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହାରିଆ gandhaguharia, ଗୁଇଆ ବାବଲା guia babala, କୁଆବାବୁରି kuababuri, ସାରଖଦିର sarakhadira • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਰ ਰੁੱਖ ambar rukh, ਕਾਬਲੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ kabali kikkar, ਪਹਾਡ਼ੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ pahari kikkar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ wilaiti kikkar • Sanskrit: अहिमार ahimara, अरिमेद arimeda, गिरिमेद girimeda, गोधास्कन्ध godhaskandha, कुष्ठारि kushthari, मरुद्रुम marudruma, पूतिमेद putimeda, विट्खदिर vitkhadira • Sindhi: ولائتيِ ٻٻر vilayati baburu • Tamil: கஸ்தூரி kasturi, பீக்கருவேல் pi-k-karuvel, பீவேல் pi-vel • Telugu: అరిందము arinmaedamu, కంపు తుమ్మ kampu tumma, కస్తూరి తుమ్మ, kasthoori tumma, మురికి తుమ్మ muriki tumma, నాగ తుమ్మ naaga tumma, పీకే తుమ్మ peeke tumma, పియ్య తుమ్మ piyya tumma
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Much-branched shrub or small tree with zig-zag branches with pale brown dots; stipulat spines straight, up to 16 mm long; petiole with small gland near middle; pinnae 3-7 pairs, leaflets 12-20 pairs, linear-oblong, 3-5 mm long; flowers yellow, fragrant, in 1.5 cm across, globose heads occurring 1-3 together; corolla 2.5 mm long, 5-toothed; pod 5-8 cm long, tirgid, straight or slightly curved, brown; seeds numerous, up to 6 mm long.
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Native of America, widely cultivated in tropics and subtropics.
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India (I) ; Andhra Pradesh ; Arunachal Pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar ; Delhi ; Goa ; Gujarat ; Haryana ; Himachal Pradesh ; Jammu-Kashmir ; Karnataka ; Kerala ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Meghalaya ; Nagaland ; Orissa ; Pondicherry; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Sikkim; Tamil Nadu ; Tripura ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal & other countries as per ILDIS;
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Flowers are source of cassie perfume; wood used for tent-pegs.
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Acacia farnesiana from Kud in Jammu & Kashmir:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd., Sp. pl. 4(2): 1083, 1806

Photographed between Kud and Udhampur in Jammu & Kashmir on August 22.

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Acacia farnesiana : Confirm ID : Nasik : 110712 : AK-1:
Pictures taken on 3/4/12 in Nasik, Maharashtra.
…, is this Acacia farnesiana that you had mentioned in my other Acacia post?
Kindly confirm.

Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. from Yamua River Panipat :
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. from Yamua River Panipat

Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Acacia farnesiana from Panipat :
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
This tree was shot from Yamuna river bank, Panipat in March 2009, no fruits were seen at that time. The tree is not common in our area, found in arid, sandy tracts.

Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Acacia farnesiana at Bassein Fort :
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Feb 26, 2011 … Bassein fort, Maharashtra
commonly known as: cassie flower, fragrant acacia, ironwood, mimosa bush, needle bush, sweet acacia, sweet wattle • Hindi: गुह बबूल guh baboool • Marathi: गुकीकर gukikar
Native of: tropical America; widely naturalized in tropics
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN
more views: Feb 26, 2011 … Bassein fort, Maharashtra

Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Acacia farnesiana from Delhi :
Acacia farnesiana (Linn.) Willd., Sp.Pl. 4:1083. 1806.

Acacia id please :
I found this bush in a village near Jigani, karnataka. Flowers had a strange yet pleasant scent..
Id help appreciated.

It has to be Acacia farnesiana.
देव बाभूळ
The flowers are very similar to Acacia nilotica but the characteristic difference is the fragrance and the pods which are not flat but turgid and without the narrow grooves seen between the seeds as in Acacia nilotica pods .
I was also amazed when I saw the species first time similar to you.

I can see some typical pods in your pictures.

Another characteristic (not sure whether it’s diagnostic) feature of this species is a tiny (1-2 mm) red gland on the petiole. Will post the image of this gland in a separate thread.

Yes, beautiful catch of Acacia farnesiana.

Nice Set … This may be A farnesiana but no much thorns are seen on branches which is characteristic feature of this plant. Pls also check weather having any fragrance or not. Flowers of A farnesiana have fragrance.

Actually I had taken the sent images of the Acacia farnesiana in hurry which was my mistake. Sorry for that. But today I visited the same place and observed & found the following characterisic of the species as you said.
– Strong fragrance.
– Spine present (Images attached)

Yes. This makes the complete set!

This is the advantage of the forum. You or any other member can keep on adding/modifying information in the same thread. This helps in knowing the line of thinking….

ANJUL10 Mimosaceae for ID- Acacia sp.?: 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
Bangalore
6th August 2014.
Short plant, about 6 feet in height.

Could this be a subspecies of Acacia nilotica?

Yes to me also appear close to images at Vachellia farnesiana

Nepali Names : गन्हाउने खयर Ganhaaune Khair / जैत Jait /  स्यानिमैनिं  Syaanimaini

Superb pictures. For me the ID is correct. We have this plant in Mysore near by my house. It is a shrub. The flowers emit sweet smell and used in the preparation of French perfumes ..

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vuh-KELL-lee-uh — named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India Company … Wiktionary
far-nee-zee-AY-nuh — of the gardens of the Farnese Palace in Rome, built and named for Roman Cardinal Alessandro Farnese … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: cassie, fragrant acacia, ironwood, mimosa bush, needle bush, sponge tree, sweet acacia • Assamese: তৰুৱা কদম torua kadam • Bengali: বিলাতি বাবলা bilati babala, গুয়ে বাবলা guya babala • Gujarati: તલબાવળ talbaval, ઝેરીબાવળ jheribaval • Hindi: दुर्गंध खैर durgandh khair, गंध बबूल gandh babul, गंधी बबूल gandhi babul, गूह बबूल guh babul, गुल बबूल gul babul, पस्सी बबूल passi babul, विलायती बबूल vilayati babul • Kachchhi: અતરીયો બાવર atariyo bavar, સુગંધી બાવર sugandhi bavar • Kannada: ಕರಿಕಸ್ತೂರಿ karikasturi, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ kasturi gobli, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಜಾಲಿ ಮರ kasturi jali mara, ಕಿರಿಜಾಲಿ kirijali, ಪೀಕ್ಜಾಲಿ peekjali, ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಲಿ sanna jali • Konkani: ಕುಸ್ರಿ ಝಾಡ kusri jhaad • Malayalam: കസ്തൂരിവേലം kasturivelam, പൌവേലം pevelam • Marathi: देवबाभळ devbabhal, किंकर kinkara • Nepali: गन्नाउने खयर gannaune khayar, जैत jait • Odia: ଅସିମେଦ asimeda, ବିଲାତି ବବୁର bilati babura, ବିଟ ଖଦିର bita khadira, ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହାରିଆ gandhaguharia, ଗୁଇଆ ବାବଲା guia babala, କୁଆବାବୁରି kuababuri, ସାରଖଦିର sarakhadira • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਰ ਰੁੱਖ ambar rukh, ਕਾਬਲੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ kabali kikkar, ਪਹਾਡ਼ੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ pahari kikkar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ wilaiti kikkar • Sanskrit: अहिमार ahimara, अरिमेद arimeda, गिरिमेद girimeda, गोधास्कन्ध godhaskandha, कुष्ठारि kushthari, मरुद्रुम marudruma, पूतिमेद putimeda, विट्खदिर vitkhadira • Sindhi: ولائتيِ ٻٻر vilayati baburu • Tamil: கஸ்தூரி kasturi, பீக்கருவேல் pi-k-karuvel, பீவேல் pi-vel • Telugu: అరిందము arinmaedamu, కంపు తుమ్మ kampu tumma, కస్తూరి తుమ్మ, kasthoori tumma, మురికి తుమ్మ muriki tumma, నాగ తుమ్మ naaga tumma, పీకే తుమ్మ peeke tumma, పియ్య తుమ్మ piyya tumma
botanical names: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. … synonyms: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. • Acacia lenticellata F. Muell. • Acacia pedunculata Willd. • Farnesia odora Gasp. • Mimosa farnesiana L. • Mimosa suaveolens Salisb. • Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf. … status at Wikipedia
February 26, 2011 … Vasai Killa

Kannada names and transliteration are correct. The plant is seen in open fields in Mysore.  Flowers are highly fragrant &  used in French perfume.