Acacia

local name

Toh Pua (Lua-Chiang Mai)/ Phak La (Northern)/ Phak Ha (Mae Hong Son)/ Fa Seng Du Pu Su Dao (Karen-Mae Hong Son)/ Po Suido (Karen Kamphaeng Phet) / Phak La (Thai Yong)/ Aom (South)/ Phak Kha (Udon Thani)

Scientific name Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. subsp. insuavis (Lace) I.C. Nielsen

Acacia genus

Synonym

Acacia canescens (Kurz) Gamble

Acacia hainanensis Hayata

Acacia hainanensis Hayata

Mimosa ferruginea Rottler

Mimosa pennata L.

Family name: FABACEAE

Plant group

Fruit/Leaf Vegetables

Botanical characteristics

A small, low shrub. White stems with thorns scattered everywhere. Acacia branches will climb along the trunk.

Leaves: The leaves are composed of 2 layers of feathers, arranged alternately. The leaves are lanceolate, 1.0-1.5 cm. wide, 3-5 cm. long. The tip has a thorny lobe. The petioles are 1-5 cm long. The leaf cluster has 8-20 pairs, arranged opposite the leaves. Branches are oval, margins parallel to oval, width 0.5-1.0 mm., length 2.5-5.0 mm., leaf tip pointed, leaf base curved.

Flowers are small white or off-white. The flowers gather together into a spherical cluster. Each flower has 4-5 sepals and petals, connected together at the base to form a tube. The pointed tip is divided into lobes, lanceolate. Only the stamens are clearly visible, which are fibrous lines.

The fruit is a long, flat pod, parallelogram-shaped, 1.5-2.5 cm wide, 5-13 cm long, smaller than acacia pods.

Seeds are flat, 4.0-6.5 cm wide, 7.5-10.0 cm long. Dark brown when dry.

Ecological conditions

outdoor

ecological conditions

Found sparsely in mixed forests in lower to mountain forests. Found at an altitude of 800 m above sea level.

Place of origin

in Southeast Asia and South Asia

Distribution

Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Planting and propagation

By planting seeds, cuttings and cuttings.

Flowering period

April – July

Utilization type

Food, herbs, ornamental plants, plant materials

The bark is an antiparasitic, carminative, and the bark is used instead of soap. Used as a dye for fishing nets. Or dye the leather to make it reddish brown.

The roots, boiled in water, help relieve stomach pain, bloating, flatulence, and expel intestinal gas in the stomach.

Leaves help neutralize free radicals. It is an elixir of longevity. Helps in excretion Prevent constipation Helps nourish tendons Relieve symptoms of tongue inflammation and red rashes Helps restore dry, damaged, split ends.

Young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. Helps reduce body heat

Source: https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants