Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Acacia leucophloea

a-KAY-see-uh or uh-KAY-shuh -- from the Greek akis, meaning point, barb, thorny, spiny loo-koh-flo-yi-uh -- from the Greek leukos (white), phloem (fibre, bast)

commonly known as: brewers acacia, distillers acacia, panicled acacia, white-bark acacia • Bengali: সফেদ বাবলা safed babala • Hindi: arinj, रेवंजा reonja, safed babul, safed kikkar • Kannada: bellada, bili-jali, nayibela • Malayalam: velvelam • Marathi: हिंवर himvar • Oriya: goira • Sanskrit: arimedah, shwet barhura • Tamil: sarai, வெள்வேலம் velvelam • Telugu: తెల్ల తుమ్మ tella tumma

Origin: arid regions of Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia

... a moderate sized tree ... yellowish bark ... with spreading crown and somewhat malformed and crooked trunk ... attaining height of about 20 to 30 ft and a girth of 2 to 3 ft.

... in harsh environments and on poor soils ... remains a shrub or small malformed tree.