Acacia acuminata subsp. burkittii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kodela & Tindale

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Fabaceae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Synonym(s) : Racosperma burkittii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley; Acacia randelliana W.Fitzg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acacia burkittii F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or small tree, up to 1.5-5m high, at times up to 8m high, multistemmed, at times single-stemmed, bark fissured, smaller branches smooth; Phyllodes, ascending to erect, straight to shallowly incurved, linear-filiform, terete to subterete, sometimes quadrangular or flat, apex, apex acuminate, ending in a delicately curved, non-pungent point, surface normally ciliolate, mainly on upper half, hairs sometimes restricted near the tip, finely multistriate; Inflorescence simple, spikes obloid to cylindrical, sessile, golden; Fruits pod, moniliform to submoniliform, 4-8cm long, 4-5mm wide, texture firmly chartaceous to thinly coriaceous-crustaceous, surface glabrous; Seeds globose, ovate, or oblong-elliptic, aril white.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-August
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru Urban district, Bengaluru Rural district
  • Native : Australia
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : S. Australia
  • Literature :
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Acacia acuminata subsp. burkittii. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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