Acacia nilotica subsp. indica

Acacia nilotica subsp. indica

Taxobox
name = "Acacia nilotica" subsp. "indica"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "Acacia nilotica"
subspecies = "A. nilotica subsp. indica"
trinomial = "Acacia nilotica" subsp. "indica"
trinomial_authority = (Benth.)Brenan
synonyms =
*"Acacia arabica sensu auct."
*"Acacia arabica" (Lam.) Willd. var. "indica" Benth.
*"Acacia nilotica" (L.) Delile var. "indica" (Benth.)A.F.Hill [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~326 ILDIS LegumeWeb] ]

"Acacia nilotica" subsp. "indica" is a perennial tree native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. It is also cultivated in Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Common names for it include Babul, Kikar and Prickly Acacia.Text]

Its uses include chemical products, environmental management, fiber, food and drink, forage, medicine and wood.Text]

Uses

Tannin

The bark of "A. nilotica" subsp. "indica" has a tannin content of greater than 20%. The pods without seeds have a tannin content of about 18-27% [http://www.fao.org/docrep/V5360E/v5360e0f.htm FAO] ]

Chemical compounds

The bark has been found to contain Catechin, Epicatechin, Dicatechin, Quercitin, Gallic acid and Procyanidin. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5sU6yo1jFxQC&pg=PA187&dq=acacia+alkaloids&sig=RpmGMhZdKzwLgh8DdFlpNVFVxVU Medicinal Plants: Chemistry and Properties By M. Daniel] ]

ee also

* List of Indian timber trees

References


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