Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Earleaf acacia |
| Family Name : | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Acacia auriculiformis |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | December - January |
| Fruiting Period : | February - March |
| Origin : | Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea |
Uses
Its wood is used for making paper, furniture and tools. It contains tannin which is used in animal hide tanning.
Description
Medium to large evergeen tree, 15 ‐ 30 m tall. Leaves alternate, simple, reduced to phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks), these blade-like, slightly curved, 5‐8 in long. Flowers in loose, yellow-orange spikes at leaf axils or in clusters of spikes at stem tips; flowers mimosa-like, with numerous free stamens. Fruit a flat, oblong pod, twisted at maturity.
