The name derives from akis which is Greek for a sharp point,due to the thorns in the type- species Acacia Nilotico"Nile acacia" from Egypt.
How the Sweet Acacia plant got its name ?
Vachellia farnesiana, until recently known as Acacia farnesiana, commonly known as Needle Bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain.
DESCRIPTION
Botanical Name:Acacia farnesiana Family: Mimosaceae Plant Type:Deciduous tree Origin: Native to North America
Height:30'
Rate of Growth :Moderately fast
Salt Tolerance :Medium
Bloom Color: Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Bloom Time: Late Spring / Early Summer / Mid Summer
Soil Requirements:Most any well drained soil
Water Requirements:Drought tolerant, but looks better and holds leaves longer with an adequate
Form: Multi-trunked shrub or small tree growing at least as wide as it does high
Leaves:Pinnate, dark green, feathery, 4-5" long
Flowers :Deep golden yellow balls
Fruits:Bean-like pods
Uses:Specimen plant
Bad Habits:Flowers attract many bees and butterflies
HOW IS IT GROWN ?
From semi-hardwood cutting , from seed, direct sow after last frost ,Scarify seed before sowing
MEDICINAL VALUE OF THE PLANT
The bark is astringent and demulcent. Along with the leaves and roots it is used for medicinal purposes. Colombians bathe in the bark decoction as a treatment for typhoid .
The gummy roots have been chewed as a treatment for sore throat . A decoction of the gum from the trunk has been used in the treatment of diarrhea . An infusion of the flowers has been used as a stomachic. It is also used in the treatment of dyspepsia and neuroses. The flowers are added to ointment, which is rubbed on the forehead to treat headaches.
The powdered dried leaves have been applied externally as a treatment for wounds. The green pods have been decocted and used in the treatment of dysentery and inflammations of the skin and raucous membranes. An infusion of the pod has been used in the treatment of sore throats, diarrhoea, leucorrhoea, conjunctivitis, and uterorrhagia .
WHERE IS IT COMMONLY GROWN ?
Dry sandy soils in pinelands, hammocks and disturbed areas .
More Information
Thorny bush or small tree, 8 m tall , bark light brown, rough , branches glabrous or nearly, purplish to gray, with very small glands , stipules spinescent, usually short, up to 1.8 cm long, rarely longer, never inflated; leaves twice pinnate, with a small gland on petiole and sometimes one on the rachis near top of pinnae; pinnae 2–8 pairs, leaflets 10–12 pairs, minute, 2–7 mm long, 0.75–1.75 mm wide, glabrous, leathery; flowers in axillary pedunculate heads, calyx and corolla glabrous, scented; pod indehiscent, straight or curved, 4–7.5 cm long, about 1.5 cm wide, subterete and turgid, dark brown to blackish, glabrous, finely longitudinally striate, pointed at both ends; seeds chestnut-brown, in 2 rows, embedded in a dry spongy tissue, 7–8 mm long .
Cassie perfume is distilled from the flowers. Cassie absolute is employed in preparation of violet bouquets, extensively used in European perfumery. Cassie pomades are manufactured In Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab. Pods contain 23 percent tannin, a glucoside of ellagic acid, and are used for tanning leather. Bark also used for tanning and dying leather in combination with iron ores and salts. In Bengal and West Indies, pods are used for a black leather dye. Gummy substance obtained from pods used in Java as cement for broken crockery. Gum exuding from trunk considered superior to gum arabic in arts.
Trees used as ingredient in Ivory Coast for arrow poison , elsewhere they are used as fences and to check erosion. Wood is hard and durable underground, used for wooden plows and for pegs. Trees often planted as an ornamental. Morton (1981) says that the seeds, containing an unnamed alkaloid, are used to kill rabid dogs in Brazil.
Probably native to sub-tropical America, but naturalized and cultivated all over the world, e.g. Africa (Rhodesia, Mozambique) and Australia. Planted in coastal areas of Ghana and elsewhere in tropical Africa. Grown throughout India, and often planted in gardens.
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The name derives from akis which is Greek for a sharp point,due to the thorns in the type- species Acacia Nilotico"Nile acacia" from Egypt.
How the Sweet Acacia plant got its name ?
Vachellia farnesiana, until recently known as Acacia farnesiana, commonly known as Needle Bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain.
DESCRIPTION
Botanical Name:Acacia farnesiana Family: Mimosaceae Plant Type:Deciduous tree Origin: Native to North America
Height:30'
Rate of Growth :Moderately fast
Salt Tolerance :Medium
Bloom Color: Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Bloom Time: Late Spring / Early Summer / Mid Summer
Soil Requirements:Most any well drained soil
Water Requirements:Drought tolerant, but looks better and holds leaves longer with an adequate
Form: Multi-trunked shrub or small tree growing at least as wide as it does high
Leaves:Pinnate, dark green, feathery, 4-5" long
Flowers :Deep golden yellow balls
Fruits:Bean-like pods
Uses:Specimen plant
Bad Habits:Flowers attract many bees and butterflies
HOW IS IT GROWN ?
From semi-hardwood cutting , from seed, direct sow after last frost ,Scarify seed before sowing
MEDICINAL VALUE OF THE PLANT
The bark is astringent and demulcent. Along with the leaves and roots it is used for medicinal purposes. Colombians bathe in the bark decoction as a treatment for typhoid .
The gummy roots have been chewed as a treatment for sore throat . A decoction of the gum from the trunk has been used in the treatment of diarrhea . An infusion of the flowers has been used as a stomachic. It is also used in the treatment of dyspepsia and neuroses. The flowers are added to ointment, which is rubbed on the forehead to treat headaches.
The powdered dried leaves have been applied externally as a treatment for wounds. The green pods have been decocted and used in the treatment of dysentery and inflammations of the skin and raucous membranes. An infusion of the pod has been used in the treatment of sore throats, diarrhoea, leucorrhoea, conjunctivitis, and uterorrhagia .
WHERE IS IT COMMONLY GROWN ?
Dry sandy soils in pinelands, hammocks and disturbed areas .
More Information
Thorny bush or small tree, 8 m tall , bark light brown, rough , branches glabrous or nearly, purplish to gray, with very small glands , stipules spinescent, usually short, up to 1.8 cm long, rarely longer, never inflated; leaves twice pinnate, with a small gland on petiole and sometimes one on the rachis near top of pinnae; pinnae 2–8 pairs, leaflets 10–12 pairs, minute, 2–7 mm long, 0.75–1.75 mm wide, glabrous, leathery; flowers in axillary pedunculate heads, calyx and corolla glabrous, scented; pod indehiscent, straight or curved, 4–7.5 cm long, about 1.5 cm wide, subterete and turgid, dark brown to blackish, glabrous, finely longitudinally striate, pointed at both ends; seeds chestnut-brown, in 2 rows, embedded in a dry spongy tissue, 7–8 mm long .
Cassie perfume is distilled from the flowers. Cassie absolute is employed in preparation of violet bouquets, extensively used in European perfumery. Cassie pomades are manufactured In Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab. Pods contain 23 percent tannin, a glucoside of ellagic acid, and are used for tanning leather. Bark also used for tanning and dying leather in combination with iron ores and salts. In Bengal and West Indies, pods are used for a black leather dye. Gummy substance obtained from pods used in Java as cement for broken crockery. Gum exuding from trunk considered superior to gum arabic in arts.
Trees used as ingredient in Ivory Coast for arrow poison , elsewhere they are used as fences and to check erosion. Wood is hard and durable underground, used for wooden plows and for pegs. Trees often planted as an ornamental. Morton (1981) says that the seeds, containing an unnamed alkaloid, are used to kill rabid dogs in Brazil.
Probably native to sub-tropical America, but naturalized and cultivated all over the world, e.g. Africa (Rhodesia, Mozambique) and Australia. Planted in coastal areas of Ghana and elsewhere in tropical Africa. Grown throughout India, and often planted in gardens.
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