Senegalia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013) (syn: Mimosa torta Roxb.,; Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib) 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; . Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915:410. 1915 (Syn: Acacia pennata “sensu Baker, p.p. non Willd.”; Mimosa torta Roxb.; Acacia caesia auct. non. Willd. (as per book under reference)); . a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh — from the Greek akis, meaning point, barb, thorny, spiny TOR-tuh — twisted . commonly known as: twisted acacia • Hindi: अलिया alia • Marathi: चिल्लारी chillari . Native to: India, Pakistan, Thailand .                *GRAM Looking to ID this Acacia : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (15) Found this Tree at Kasara, Maharashtra in July 2016 Thanks, …, for such detailed pictures. Excellent photography. The habit is tree; prickles scattered on branchlets, inflorescences terminal panicles of heads and midvein of leaflets starting centrally at base – when these characters are combined, they lead on to Senegalia caesia (previously Acacia caesia). Thank you … … thank you for pointing out characters before telling us the species. Your observations were correct. I worked on Indian Acacias long back and published an account of the same in 1996. As regards Acacia caesia, it is indeed a variable species and I merged A. torta with it, having found ample intergradations. I had examined relevant specimens in all the major Indian herbaria. It is interesting to note that while majority of the collectors mentioned it to be scandent shrubs or climbers, many others found it to be trees, 3 – 10 m high. In recent past the indigenous Indian species of Acacia were transferred mainly to Senegalia and Vachellia. I noticed some discrepancies in these publications but I have not published any rejoinder on them except for one short note on Vachellia eburnea as this is not my priority area at present. I am not at all fully satisfied with these publications. I came to know that a Ph. D. student at Goa University is now working on Indian Acacias and he has found some ways for differentiating A. caesia from A. torta. There is, however, no publication seen by me from that end. I can raise several questions which are to be answered by the future workers on Indian Acacias. Senegalia torta as per … at GRAM Looking to ID this Acacia
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Acacia torta at Harishchandragad: Nice photographs !!! Please check these 2 links for my photographs of this:       Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Acacia torta in Matheran and Kumbharli Ghat: Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh — from the Greek akis, meaning point, barb, thorny, spiny TOR-tuh — twisted Mar 5, 2011 … somewhere along Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra This fruit is of Shikakai (A. sinuata ) and not of A. torta (Chillari or Chillar), A. torta pods are flat.. Looking at the flowers I have a feeling that all your photographs except first one belong to A. torta The first photograph clearly looks like belonging to A. concinna (Willd.) DC. (syn: A. sinuata (Lour.) Merrill. Could you kindly confirm whether all these photographs belong to the same individual, or taken fro different individuals at different times. The numbering seems to support these being taken at different times. Yes … Only the first one does not belong to A. torta (earnest thanks to … for pointing my mistaken ID) … sighted on Mar 5, 2011 … somewhere along Kumbharli Ghat. All the rest are sighted on Feb 19, 2011 … at Matheran, Maharashtra, and for sure A. torta Did not dare to elaborate it to avoid adding to confusion. . Main Difference between : 3 posts by 3 authors. Tell me the difference between the Acacia Pennata and Acacia Torta ^ Thorns straight; rachis glandular between 4 uppermost pinnae…….A. torta ^ Thorns recurved; rachis glandular between 2 uppermost pinnae…..A. pennata A. torta Leaf-pinnae c 13 pairs, c 4 cm long; leaflets 35-40 pairs, c 5 × 2 mm; rachis puberulous. Heads c 1.3 cm across, paniculate. Flowers white. Pods oblong, falcate, compressed, up to 12 × 2 cm. Seeds c 8. A. pennata Stems dull white. Leaf-pinnae 10-15 pairs, 3-5 cm long; leaflets 40-60 pairs, elliptic-oblong, c 4 × 1 mm, base truncate, apex acute. Heads 1-3 per cluster, in terminal racemes, c 1.5 cm across. Flowers c 3 mm across, greenish white. Pods broadly oblong, flat, up to 15 × 3 cm, stipitate, horned. Seeds 6-10. Thanks, … But the following did not give any differences based on the thorns. Flora of Pakistan Pl. clarify. The best way to distinguish Senegalia caesia (including S. torta) from S. pennata is that, in S. caesia and S. torta the main vein of leaflets are starting centrally or subcentrally from the base whereas in S.pennata they are starting marginally from the base.
Acacia sp??051209PKA2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups . ID confirmation acacia pennata?: 5 images. May be Senegalia torta as per the following keys: 229 ID wild plant Senegalia: 21 images. Please ID wild plant. We use it’s dry crushed bark as hair shampoo. Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671 Altitude: 1400fsl Flower date: 05.10.2021, 05.10pm Habitat: wild moisture Plant habit: climbing, branches, woody stem 10 inch base diameter, rigid thorned silver coloured old and medium old stem, long lasting Height: 12 meters Leaves: alternate, bipinnate, leaflets even opposite, ovate, oblong, apex, size:01×0.5cm Flower: pyramidal racemose, clustered, diameter:13mm, white, good fragrance Fruit: beans purple into brown, compressed, size:13×1.5cm Seed: Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s Leaves pairs are 7/8 or less than 10, sharing an image. I think it is close to the images at Senegalia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger Google says bark of S. rugata used as hair shampoo and only one rigid bark image in eFI is correct, but leaves are not matching. I don’t know S. torta bark is used as hair shampoo (if it is, OK). This plant is growing throughout Kerala, it’s dried bark is very famous as hair shampoo and available through all ayurvedic medical shops and local markets. Sharing an image, That is right. Both species look quite similar, but the pods are different. Pl. see pods of Senegalia rugata Bark of Senegalia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger is also used for washing of hairs as per http://gbpihedenvis.Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Pl. check with name Acacia torta (syn. of Senegalia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger) at Yes, it is Senegalia torta, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant, . Senegallia torta from Herbal Garden, Delhi-GS04032022-1: 6 very high res. images. Senegallia torta (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger Syn: Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib Photographed from Herbal Garden, Delhi, 11-4-2012. .
. TBN 1 a & b is Pterolobium hexapetalum (Caesalipiaceae) and TBN c & d is Mimosa intsia (Mimosaceae). Thanks for the id. I understand from the net that Mimosa intsia is a synonym of Acacia torta. If so, are there two varieties: one with white flowers and the other with pink flowers? I agree with … id. Yes …, Acacia torta has two forms as mentioned by you. Some species of Mimosa as per Anup ji at GRAM Looking to ID this . . References: |
Senegalia torta
Updated on March 10, 2025