Acacia dealbata Link (SE. Australia: New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria; Introduced into: Albania, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Azores, Brazil South, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Desventurados Is., East Himalaya, Easter Is., Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Madeira, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Réunion, Sardegna, South Australia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Uganda, Uruguay, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO)    
Senegalia caesia (L.) Maslin et al.
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Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
| Binomial | Habit | Notes | Ref. | Distrib. |
| Acacia armata R. Br. = Acacia paradoxa DC. | Tree | Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn ex Benth. | Medium Sized Tree | Plains to Low Altitude, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia baileyana F. v. Muell. | Tree | Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia caesia (L.) Willd. | Shrub | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. (syn. of Senegalia catechu) | Mode rate sized tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Coimbatore, Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri, Theni | |
| Acacia chundra (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Willd. (pl. see Senegalia catechu) | Mode rate sized tree | Plains to Low Altitude, Dry Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia concurrens Pedley | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Matthew, 1999 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia confusa Merr. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia cultriformis A. Cunn. ex G. Don | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia dealbata Link | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Nilgiri | |
| Acacia decora Reichb. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia decurrens (Wendl.) Willd. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia eburnea (L.f.) Willd. = Vachellia eburnea (L. f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. | Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957; Matthew, 1983 | Coimbatore, Tirunelveli | |
| Acacia elata Cunn. Ex Benth. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. = Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | Small tree or shrub | Plains to Low Altitude, Cultivated and runs wild, Native of Tropical America | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kanchee puram, Madurai, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai, Virudhu nagar | |
| Acacia ferruginea DC. | Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia grahamii Vajravelu | Climbing Shrub | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Coimbatore, Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruchchira ppalli | |
| Acacia hohenackeri Craib = Senegalia hohenackeri (Craib) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. | Shrub | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia holosericea A.Cunn. | Shrub | Plains to Low Altitude, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Matthew, 1999 | All district | |
| Acacia homalophylla A. Cunn. ex Benth. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia horrida (L.f.) Willd. = Vachellia horrida (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Madurai, Ramanatha puram, Salem, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai | |
| Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd. | Tree | Plains to Low Altitude, Moist Localities | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia longifolia Willd. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia maidenii F. v. Muell. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia mearnsii Wilde | Tree | Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Salem | |
| Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Nilgiri | |
| Acacia myrtifolia Willd. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia neriifolia A. Cunn. ex Benth. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. subsp. indica (Benth) Brenan = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Medium Sized Tree | Plains, Cultivated | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. | Shrub | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia planifrons Wight & Arn. = Vachellia planifrons (Koenig ex Wight & Arnott) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. | Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests often Cultivated | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957; Wealth of India, 1948; Matthew, 1983 | All districts | |
| Acacia podalyriifolia A. Cunn ex G. Don. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia polyacantha Willd. = Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger | Medium Sized Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kanchee puram, Nilgiri, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai, Vellore | |
| Acacia pruinescens Kurz | Armed straggler | Western Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests | C. Murugan, V.S. Manicakm, G.J.Jothi & V. Sundareson, Rheedea 13: 71-72, 2003 | Tirunelveli | |
| Acacia pruinosa A. Cunn ex Benth. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia pulchella R. Br. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia pycnantha Benth. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Nilgiri | |
| Acacia retinodes Schlecht. | Tree | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul, Nilgiri | |
| Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wendl. | Shrub | Western Ghats, Evergreen Forests, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Dindigul | |
| Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr. | Shrub | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Kanniya kumari, Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruchchira ppalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai | |
| Acacia tomentosa Willd. | Tree | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Gamble, 1957 | Coimbatore, Tirunelveli | |
| Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib | Shrub | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983 | Coimbatore, Dindigul, Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanna malai | |
| Acacia verticillata Willd. | Tree | Western Ghats, Cultivated, Native of Australia | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983 | Nilgiri | |
| Acacia wightii Baker = Vachellia wightii (Koenig ex Wight & Arnott) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. | Tree | Coast | Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983;Gamble, 1957 | Tirunelveli |
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Acacia cornigera= Vachellia cornigera (L.) Seigler & Ebinger
Acacia farnesiana= Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Acacia filicioides= Acaciella angustissima var. filicoides (Cav.) L. Rico
Acacia homalophylla= Acacia omalophylla A. Cunn. ex Benth.
Acacia jacquemontii = Vachellia jacquemontii (Benth.) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov.
Acacia mellifera= Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger
Acacia nilotica ssp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Acacia nilotica ssp. subalata = Vachellia nilotica subsp. subalata (Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Acacia Senegal = Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton
Acacia seyal var. fistula= Vachellia seyal var. fistula (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Acacia sphaerocephala= Vachellia sphaerocephala (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger
Acacia tortilis = Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi
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Acacia jacquemontii BENTH. = Vachellia jacquemontii (Benth.) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. | |
Acacia nilotica (L.) WILLD. EX DEL. Subsp. indica (BENTH.) BRENAN = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | |
Acacia planifrons WIGHT & ARN. = Vachellia planifrons (Koenig ex Wight & Arnott) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin, comb. nov. | |
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Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 4.2.14:
| Botanical name | Synonyms | Family | Common name |
| Acacia auriculiformis | Mimosaceae | Earleaf Acacia | |
| Acacia catechu (syn. of Senegalia catechu) | Mimosa catechu, Acacia wallichiana | Mimosaceae | Cutch Tree |
| Acacia concinna Synonym of Senegalia rugata (Lam.) Britton & Rose | Acacia hooperiana, Acacia sinuata, Mimosa concinna | Mimosaceae | Shikakai |
| Acacia confusa | Mimosaceae | Formosa Acacia | |
| Acacia farnesiana = Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | Acacia acicularis, Acacia minuta, Mimosa farnesiana | Mimosaceae | Mimosa Bush |
| Acacia ferruginea | Mimosa ferruginea | Mimosaceae | Rusty Acacia |
| Acacia leucophloea | Mimosa leucophloea | Mimosaceae | White Bark Acacia |
| Acacia mangium | Racosperma mangium, Mangium montanum | Mimosaceae | Hickory Wattle |
| Acacia mearnsii | Mimosaceae | Black Wattle | |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Acacia arcuata, Acacia melanoxylum, Mimosa melanoxylon, Mimosa melanoxylum | Mimosaceae | Australian Blackwood |
| Acacia nilotica ssp. tomentosa = Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Acacia arabica var. tomentosa, Acacia nilotica var. tomentosa | Mimosaceae | Tomentose Babool |
| Acacia nilotica subsp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. | Mimosaceae | Babool | |
| Acacia pennata | Mimosa pennata, Acacia pendata, Acacia delavayi | Mimosaceae | Climbing Acacia |
| Acacia senegal = Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton | Acacia verek | Mimosaceae | Gum Arabic Tree |
| Acacia torta | Mimosa torta, Acacia intsia, Acacia caesia | Mimosaceae | Twisted Acacia |
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Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal :
Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. (syn. of Senegalia catechu)
Acacia eburnea Willd. = Vachellia eburnea (L. f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. = Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
Acacia intsia (L.) Willd.
Acacia lenticularis Buch.-Ham. ex Benth. = Senegalia lenticularis (Buch.-Ham ex Benth.) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (L.) Willd. ex Delile = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.
Acacia rugata (Lam.) Voigt = Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC.
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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with Keys–
Acacia horrida = Vachellia horrida (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr.,
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ,
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Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993- Details with keys–
Acacia gageana Craib,
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Acacia chundra (pl. see Senegalia catechu)
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.,
Acacia sinuata &
Acacia torta
Acacia torta
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Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (Description & Keys-
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.,
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Agro Forestry In India By K G Tejwani (2002- Details-
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica = Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.,
Acacia planifrons (Synonym of Vachellia planifrons (Wight & Arn.) Ragup. et al.)
Acacia planifrons (Synonym of Vachellia planifrons (Wight & Arn.) Ragup. et al.)
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Acacia, Senegalia & Vachellia : 1 post by 1 author.
I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Acacia, Senegalia & Vachellia
Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.
Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.
Any comments/ corrections are welcome.
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Acacia or not acacia : 7 posts by 4 authors.
There seems to be a transition happening in the Acacia genus – it being split into different genus’s viz. Acacia, Senegalia, Vachellia, Racosperma and some others. There seem to be conflicting schemes and it is not clear to me whether any particular scheme has been adopted overall or when this issue is likely to be resolved.
I would like to know what the position of the experts in the efloraofindia group is regarding this issue.
I am particularly concerned with species like Babul or Acacia nilotica, Khair or Acacia catechu, Kumtha or Acacia senegalia and the introduced Australian Acacias.
I am particularly concerned with species like Babul or Acacia nilotica, Khair or Acacia catechu, Kumtha or Acacia senegalia and the introduced Australian Acacias.
Thank you for your opinion and confusion. An unpublished Census of Fabaceae in India is available with me and my special interest here is the genus Acacia sensu lato which has undergone a drastic overhauling in recent past. It is true that the morphological differences between the segregate genera are not available at one place but they are scattered in literature. I am at present trying to prepare a revised treatment for India but this needs some time due to my other preoccupations which also demand time and priority.
In the mean time, if you have got any confusion, please do mention and if you have images, please share them here, even if posted earlier, for further comments, if any.
I am attaching herewith two manuscripts. Please go through them and I hope that you will be able to clarify some of your doubts raised here.
We must admit that the latest trend in angiosperm taxonomy is molecular phylogenetic studies and the same are being widely accepted, though the results (both splitting and mergers) sometimes are unable to explain and correlate with the traditional taxonomic treatments, based on morphological differences.
What to do?
Wardill etal Acacia genetics 2005.pdf
Maslin (2015), Gardens Bull. Singapore.pdf
Maslin (2015), Gardens Bull. Singapore.pdf
I am indeed moved by your concern to solve the taxonomical issues. All the best
Thank you … for the references – im going thru them
Thank you for the papers. Beyond splitting and lumping … the molecular examinations will also yield other very useful data. i hope i live long enough to see it
Yes … , The process of Evolution is indeed very very complex.
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Fwd: An article on ‘Acacias’ : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- 519 kb.
I am enclosing herewith an article published in ‘Blackbuck” long ago. Of course I have authored it. Now, the names would have been changed.