This common exotic tree is seen with only falcategreen veinless phyllodes whichdisguise like simple leaves. Like most Acacias this should havebeen havingbi-pinnate leaves. Interestingly this Acacia too has bipinnate leaves but they are seen only in sapling stage. Pinnae2, 2-5 cm, deciduous; leafletsopposite, 6-10, sessile, oblong, 5-8 mm; petiole 5-8 mm, modifying and elongating to a phyllode 10-15 cm long. Scar of fallen pinnae can be seen at the rounded apex of the phyllode. Regards, Shrikant Ingalhalikar
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