Biology:Senegalia modesta

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Short description: Species of legume

Senegalia modesta
Acacia modesta.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Senegalia
Species:
S. modesta
Binomial name
Senegalia modesta
(Wall.) P. J. H. Hurter[1]
Synonyms
  • Acacia modesta Wall.
  • Mimosa dumosa Roxb.
  • Mimosa obovata Roxb.

Senegalia modesta (commonly called phulai[2] in Pakistan, phalāhī ਫਲਾਹੀ پھلاہی (Punjabi) in India) is a species of plant commonly found[3] in Pakistan , India [4] and Afghanistan. S. modesta[5] is a perennial[6] tree and formerly, it was classified as Acacia modesta.[2] The plant is drought tolerant.[7] S. modesta`s tree grow in medium size (3 to almost 5 meters)[8] deciduous form with rough surfaced, brown or greenish grey bark, leaflets as (3-5 pairs), cream colored inflorescence (in April–May or July–August) in the form of pedunculate spike, pods as stipitate having 3-5 seeds inside.[9]

In August, 2018 thousands of phulai trees were planted during the two-day tree plantation for reforestation[3] campaign in Kingyar Gali, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.[10]

The tree produces a gum in the form of pale yellow small tears of mucilage.[11][12] This gum (also called gum arabic) is used for emulsification and stabilizing agent in food, cosmetic, textile and pharmaceutical industries.[13] The hard wood of tree is also source of fuel.[14]

Senegalia modesta on Nekka Phullai Hill of Margalla Range Islamabad Pakistan
Flowers and leaves of S. modesta

References

  1. ↑ "Mabberley's plant-book. A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses | International Plant Names Index". https://www.ipni.org/p/20008889-1. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rizwan, Syed Ali; Mahmood, Neha; Mahmood, Usman; Bier, Thomas A. (10 February 2018). "Response of self-compacting paste (SCP) systems containing Acacia Modesta gum" (in en). Construction and Building Materials 161: 398–406. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.145. ISSN 0950-0618. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061817323589. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Senegalia modesta - Useful Temperate Plants". http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Senegalia+modesta. 
  4. ↑ "The genus Acacia P. Miller (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in India." (in en). 1996. https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19970606279. 
  5. ↑ Kyalangalilwa, Bruce; Boatwright, James S.; Daru, Barnabas H.; Maurin, Olivier; van der Bank, Michelle (20 May 2013). "Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l.(Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations inVachelliaandSenegalia". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047. 
  6. ↑ "Senegalia modesta (Wall.) P.J.H.Hurter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77089269-1#distribution-map. 
  7. ↑ "PlantFiles: Senegalia Species, Blackwood, Black Sally, Phullai" (in en). https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/178202/. 
  8. ↑ "Senegalia modesta". https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/351101/. 
  9. ↑ "Phulai Tree : Senegalia modesta". https://ramanarunachalam.github.io/Flora-and-Fauna/Flora/Senegalia%20-%20Phulai%20Tree/Phulai%20Tree.html. 
  10. ↑ "Volunteers plant 150,000 trees in parts of District Buner". www.geo.tv. https://www.geo.tv/latest/207450-volunteers-plant-150000-trees-in-parts-of-district-buner. 
  11. ↑ Lambert, Joseph B.; Heckenbach, Eric A.; Hurtley, Anna E.; Wu, Yuyang; Santiago-Blay, Jorge A. (26 June 2009). "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Characterization of Legume Exudates". Journal of Natural Products 72 (6): 1028–1035. doi:10.1021/np900188j. ISSN 0163-3864. PMID 19492830. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np900188j. 
  12. ↑ Nussinovitch, Amos (21 December 2009) (in en). Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, Properties, and Applications. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-5224-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=HnAnETsS1zsC&q=gum+arabic&pg=PP1. 
  13. ↑ Massey, Shazma; MacNaughtan, William; Williams, Huw E.L.; Wolf, Bettina; Iqbal, Mohammad S. (1 November 2017). "A structural study of Acacia nilotica and Acacia modesta gums" (in en). Carbohydrate Polymers 175: 207–215. doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.065. ISSN 0144-8617. PMID 28917858. 
  14. ↑ "Acacia modesta in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250063319. 

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