Naturally, S. catechu is found in northern part of India, north of Maharashtra, while S. chundra is found in South of Maharashtra. However, S. catechu is being cultivated for extraction of tannins
On Sep 15, 2018 12:03, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think this should be *Senegalia* *polyacantha* (Willd.) Seigler & > Ebinger as it has less than 20 pinnae as per keys in the attachment at efi > thread <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wO_4PySVE1k> > > > As per details in efi thread > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/indiantreepix/wO_4PySVE1k> & > keys in the attachment: > I am very much sure that *Senegalia catechu*, *Senegalia polyacantha *as > well as *Senegalia chundra* are distinct species. > The calyx of *S. catechu *and *S. polyacantha *are hairy (sometimes > sparsely hairy in *S. polyacantha*); while calyx is completely glabrous > in *S. chundra* > Bark of *S. catechu *and *S. chundra *is very similar. Grey white when > immature while dark brown to black, fissured when mature. *S. > polyacantha *bark is white, papery, peeling out and armed with several, > individual, prickles even on main trunk (probably the name is because of > this feature: poly-a-cantha). Leaves of S. polyacantha are larger than > other two species. Prickles in S. polyacantha is yellowish brown, recurved > or straight, and about 0.5-1.0 cm long, while prickles in other two > species are brown to black, mostly recurved and about 0.3 cm long. > Please find attached pdf of paper by Kshirsagar 2012. He differentiated > all the three species based on morphology. > 1 attachment. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: tsp kumar <[email protected]> > Date: 8 November 2015 at 23:10 > Subject: [efloraofindia:235682] TSPNOV2015-32: Images of Senegalia catechu > (Fabaceae) > To: [email protected] > > > Dear friends, > > It is my pleasure to share few images of* Senegalia catechu....*also > called* Acacia chundra *(Fabaceae) > > > Habit: Medium sized tree > > Habitat: Wild in scrub forest. > . > Sighting:Konanakaval,Tumkur,Karnataka about 800 msl. > > Date:18-05-2015,27-05-2014,30-07-2014 > and 07-09-2014 > > Thanks and regards > tspkumar > Deputy Conservator of Forests > Working Plan > Chikmagalur > Ph:988057158 > > > 6:30 PM (4 hours ago) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > > Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 > are directly displayed). > > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
