Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013). (syn: Mimosa leucophloea Roxb.; Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.; Delaportea microphylla Gagnep.; Delaportea ferox Gagnep.) as per Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia- B.R. Maslin- Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 231–250. 2015;
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vuh-KELL-lee-uh — named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India Company … Wiktionary
¿ loo-KOH-flee-uh ? — Greek: leukos (white), phloios (bark) … Scientific Names of Plants Explained by S P Dixit
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commonly known as: brewer’s acacia, distiller’s acacia, panicled acacia, white-barked acaciaBengali: সফেদ বাবুল safed babulGujarati: હરમો બાવળ harmo baval, પીળો બાવળ pilo baval, દેવબાભુલ devbabhulHindi: रेवंजा reonja, सफेद बबूल safed babul, सफेद कीकर safed kikarKachchhi: હરમું બાવર harmu bavarKannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಜಾಲಿ ವರ bili jali maraMalayalam: വെള്ളവേലം vellavelamMarathi: देवबाभळ devbabhal, हिंवर himvar, निंबर nimbar, पांढरी बाभूळ pandhari babhulOdia: ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହିରିଆ gandhaguhiraPunjabi: ਬਾਟਾੱ batta, ਜੰਡ jand, ਰੇਰੂ reruRajasthani: अरंजीया aranjiya, रोंझ ronjSanskrit: श्वेतवर्वूर shwetavarvuraTamil: அகமமரம் akamamaram, அகிமாறல் akimaral, வெள்வேல் velvel, வெண்வேலன் ven-velanTelugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మ tella tumma
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Native to: arid regions of Indian subcontinent and s-e Asia
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Burma (N) ; East Timor (N) ; India (N) ; Andhra Pradesh; Bihar ; Delhi ; Gujarat ; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh ; Karnataka ; Madhaya Pradesh ; Maharashtra ; Orissa; Punjab ; Rajasthan; Tamil Nadu ; Uttar Pradesh ; West Bengal; Indonesia (N); Bali ; Jawa (N) ; Lesser Sunda Is (N); Malaysia (N); Mauritius (I); Myanmar (N) ; Pakistan (N) ; Sri Lanka (N) ; Thailand (N); Vietnam (N) as per ILDIS;
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A tree with yellowish bark; stipular spines straight, variable in length or absent; pinnae upto 15 pairs with glands between owest and uppermost 2-3 pairs; leaflets up 30 pairs, up to 8 mm long, linear-oblong; flowers dull white or creamish, in globose heads in large tomentose panicles; corolla 2.5 mm long, hairy; pod up to 15 cm long, flat, velvety when young. 
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121011-MS – 56- Acacia leucophloea:  Herewith enclosing the photographs of Acacia leucophloea. A medium to big sized tree with white bark. Now in flowering. Photos taken on  9.10.2011 near Manasagangothri campus.

Current name: Acacia leucophloea Authority: (Roxb.) Willd.
Family: Fabaceae – Mimosoideae
Common names
(kannada):  Bili jali
(Bengali) : safed babul
(English) : white-bark acacia
(Hindi) : safed kikkar
For further info please see  the link.
worldagroforestrycentre…


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Acacia leucophloea : Hivar:  cacia leucophloea: ‘Hivar” हिवर
Family : Mimosaceae
Flowering at present in Pune. Many wild plants are present around Pune.


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Fabaceae – Mimosoideae- week. Acacia leucophloea from Coimbatore Sharing the images of Acacia leucophloea from NBNP, Coimbatore.


Again beautiful and Complete set



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Fabaceae Mimosoidae (Mimosae) week 121011-MS – 56- Acacia leucophloea: Reposting

Herewith enclosing the photographs of Acacia leucophloea. A medium to big sized tree with white bark. Now in flowewring. Photos taken on 9.10.2011 near Manasagangothri campus.

Current name: Acacia leucophloea Authority: (Roxb.) Willd.Family: Fabaceae – Mimosoideae   Common names
(kannada): Bili jali
(Bengali) : safed babul
(English) : white-bark acacia
(Hindi) : safed kikkar

For further info please see the link. worldagroforestrycentre


In tamil its called வெல்வேலமரம்


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Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Acacia leucophloea Pune:
Acacia leucophloea
Hivar हिवर


I loved seeing the entire tree, looks better than the close up…

a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh — from the Greek akis, meaning point, barb, thorny, spiny
loo-koh-flo-yi-uh — from the Greek leukos (white), phloem (fibre, bast)
Sep 29, 2007 … Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune
commonly known as: brewers acacia, distillers acacia, panicled acacia, white-bark acacia • Bengali: সফেদ বাবলা safed babala • Hindi: arinj, रेवंजा reonja, सफ़ेद बबूल safed babul, सफ़ेद कीकर safed kikkar • Gujarati: હરમો બાવળ harmo baval, રુજડો rujado • Kannada: bellada, bili-jali, nayibela • Malayalam: velvelam • Marathi: हिंवर himvar • Oriya: goira • Sanskrit: arimedah, shweta barhura • Tamil: sarai, வெள்வேலம் velvelam • Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మ tella tumma
Native to: arid regions of Indian subcontinent and s-e Asia
References: Flowers of IndiaWorld Agroforestry CentreFACT neteFlora
more views: Sep 29, 2007 … Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune
Sep 29, 2007 … Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune


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Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Acacia leucophloea from Delhi:  Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd., Sp. pl. 4(2):1083. 1806

syn: Mimosa leucophloea Roxb.
Common names: distiller’s acacia
Hindi: Kikkar, Reru
A tree with yellowish bark; stipular spines straight, variable in length or absent; pinnae upto 15 pairs with glands between lowest and uppermost 2-3 pairs; leaflets up 30 pairs, up to 8 mm long, linear-oblong; flowers dull white or creamish, in globose heads in large tomentose panicles; corolla 2.5 mm long, hairy; pod up to 15 cm long, flat, velvety when young.
Often planted along roadsides, photographed from Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, flowering in March-April.


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Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Acacia leucophloea at Nagpur: Sharing one more Acacia locally called as “Safed Babool” from Nagpur.
Bot. name: Acacia leucophloea
Family: Mimosaceae
Date/Time: 17-09-2007 / 09:30AM
Location: Gorewada Nagpur
Habitat: Wild
Plant Habit: Tree


yes, Acacia leucophloea and very nice set of pictures..



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Fabaceae-M​imosoideae (Mimosacea​e) Week : Acacia leucophloea- Flora of MP:  Photographed dis White Bark Acacia at jungle at Betul, MP on 15 th Dec 11.

FamilyFabaceaeMimosoideae
Tree Height- abt 25 feet
Leaves-
Double compound, with 4-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 18-24 pairs of leaflets.
No Flowers were seen.


Nice Catch … Found occasionally in Haryana also


Bark of the tree is exploited for the preparing illicit liquor.



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Acacia Tree for ID : Delhi : 091212 : AK-3:
Acacia trees seen in a garden in Delhi on the 6th of Dec,12.
There were many trees, probably growing wild with mostly pods, very few tiny white flowers.
Id please.


Good Photographs showing the yellowish bark with blotches and typical pods.
This is Ronjh  Acacia leucophloea


Acacia leucophloea


Yes Acacia leucophloea.
हिवर 


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15022012 BS-1 Acacia sp for id from Maihar MP:

Acacia sp for id from Maihar MP
Flowers not seen on this wildly growing about 20 feet high tree in forest area around Maihar MP
Fruits were about 10-15 cm
Shot on 17-01-12

acacia leucophloea


Yes I also think this one to be Acacia leucophloea.
Hiwar
The pods appear little longer here(?)



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Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd. SN 13 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.
common wild acacia of deccan plateau, bark used by the locals for fermenting alcohol.


Yes, called KHIR KADAM by local population in suburban bengal
very apt.. flowers are miniature kadam like and white (like Khir or kshir/ milk)
prolific seed production makes it an urban nuisance, but quite beneficial for soil holding and prevention of erosion.


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TSPNOV2015-26: Images of Acacia leucophloea (Fabaceae) : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)

It is my pleasure to share few images of Acacia leucophloea (Fabaceae)
Habit:  Medium sized tree
Habitat: Wild, Scrub forest.
Sighting: Konanakaval in Tumkur, Karnataka about 900 msl.
Date:14-09-2014

= Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger in Blumea 58(1): 42. 2013.


Thanks … for beautiful pictures and … for latest update on nomenclature…!!



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Acacia sp.for id, from Lakhpat, Gujarat, Aug-2015 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

Please identify this Acacia sp. found near Lakhpat fort, Height app- 6 ft tall, solitary near Creek,
Flowers fruiting absent.

Acacia leucophloea


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Acacia Species seen on 7th Jan,17.
Acacia leucophloea?
Experts, kindly validate.

Yes …, The infructescence pattern and the tomentose, narrow, straight to curved elongate fruits, without any constriction between the seeds are very characteristic of Acacia leucophloea, now called Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger.



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Acacia leucopholea (Fabaceae)2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Acacia leucopholea (Fabaceae)
Place – Gadak outskirts, Karanta, 2017, May


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Acacia For ID : Bangalore : 11SEP17 : AK-07 : 13 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Acacia tree in bloom seen in the first week of this month (Sept’17).
Could be Vachellia leucophloea?

For me ‘yes’.


Unfortunately we are not getting the details of the leaflets and whether stipular spines were present.  However, as you mention that this is a tree and assuming that there were stipular spines in pairs, we can say that such paniculate inflorescences of heads are seen in Vachellia leucophloea.


Really sorry for the incomplete set of pictures. It was cloudy with low light and later started drizzling. So although I have clicked more pictures, quality is bad. Let me check for more pictures


Adding one more picture. Hope it helps.
I had posted a similar tree from same location earlier. Attachments (1)

I am sure the ID is correct. These trees are very common in South India especially Mysore and Bangalore. I am familiar with this tree.


It seems okay. Nothing to worry about it as you are a regular visitor to that place.


If you have seen the fruit, you can match it with this ramanarunachalam

Thanks … I will check.


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via Species‎ > ‎V‎ > Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger … family: Fabaceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
vuh-KELL-lee-uh — named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India CompanyWiktionary
¿ loo-KOH-flee-uh ? — Greek: leukos (white), phloios (bark) … Scientific Names of Plants Explained by S P Dixit
commonly known as: brewer’s acacia, distiller’s acacia, panicled acacia, white-barked acaciaBengali: সফেদ বাবুল safed babulGujarati: હરમો બાવળ harmo baval, પીળો બાવળ pilo baval, દેવબાભુલ devbabhulHindi: रेवंजा reonja, सफेद बबूल safed babul, सफेद किकर safed kikarKachchhi: હરમું બાવર harmu bavarKannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಜಾಲಿ ವರ bili jali maraMalayalam: വെള്ളവേലം vellavelamMarathi: देवबाभळ devbabhal, हिंवर himvar, निंबर nimbar, पांढरी बाभूळ pandhari babhulOdia: ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହିରିଆ gandhaguhiraPunjabi: ਬਾਟਾੱ batta, ਜੰਡ jand, ਰੇਰੂ reruRajasthani: अरंजीया aranjiya, रोंझ ronjSanskrit: श्वेतवर्वूर shwetavarvuraTamil: அகமமரம் akamamaram, அகிமாறல் akimaral, வெள்வேல் velvel, வெண்வேலன் ven-velanTelugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మ tella tumma
botanical names: Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013). … synonyms: Mimosa leucophloea Roxb. • Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd. • Delaportea microphylla Gagnep. • Delaportea ferox Gagnep. … Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia – B.R. Maslin – Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 231–250. 2015
September 29, 2007 … along Katraj Ghat, Pune


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27 July 2008: Hebbalu village, Mysore dist, Karnataka; On 13/9/08 in Vanasthalipuram Deer Park, Hyderabad, AP; On 4/4/09 in Vanasthalipuram National Park in Hyderabad; 17-09-09 in Bannarghatta Forest; Cheeranahalli, Mysore dist. 17 May 2010; Chandagal village, farm habitat,  17 may 2010; Panipat District- Sept’10?; in Kutch, Gujarat;

Tree fo ID-200909-RK-2 – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Tree for Id 08Aug2008Raghu1 – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Acacia leucophloea (Ronjh) – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Which acacia? – indiantreepix | Google Groups




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Tree for ID : Nasik : 20JAN21 : AK-19: 2 images.
A wild tree seen this week.
Acacia leucophloea?


Acacia leucophloea


Hoping you’re right ma’am


Doubtful ID. Leaves not clear. need to be checked again. Better pictures are needed.


Pl. post high resolution images to see the details.


Here they are..
2 high resolution images.


Yes, appears close to images at Vachellia leucophloea


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Acacia Species for ID : Borgad Conservation Reserve : Nasik : 23SEP21 : AK – 037: 4 images.
Acacia Species seen at the base of Borgad.


Acacia leucophloea


Acacia leucophloea


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Acacia from Vikas Puri Delhi for ID-GS04032022-2: 4 very high res. images.
Acacia for ID photographed from Vikas Puri Delhi for ID, 21-9-2013


Please post the habit picture and bark.


This is Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin as per images and details herein.


Yes


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Fabaceae: Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.: 1 high res. image.
synonym: Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994



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