Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | White thorn tree |
| Family Name : | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Senegalia polyacantha |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Not known |
| Flowering Period : | June - September |
| Fruiting Period : | June - September |
| Origin : | Africa, India, Asia |
Uses
The roots are tonic and also used as an antidote for snake bites. They are also used in the treatment of venereal diseases. A decoction of the bark is used in the treatment of dysentery and gastro-intestinal disorders.
Description
Deciduous tree up to 21 m. high; trunk with fissured bark and knobby persistent prickles. Young branchlets pubescent or puberulous, rarely subglabrous, grey to brown. Prickles in pairs just below each node, straw-coloured to brown or blackish. Leaves paripinnate, alternate, pinnae 15-25 pairs; leaflets 30‐50, opposite, elliptic, densely pubescent, chartaceous, base truncate, apex subacute or obtuse, margin ciliate. Inflorescence an axillary spike, solitary or paired. Flowers bisexual, cream or white. Fruit a pod, dehiscent, glabrous or nearly so, oblong, straight, venose. Seeds subcircular to elliptic-lenticular.
