Fabaceae
Umbrella thorn
Vachellia planifrons
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Umbrella thorn
- Malayalam
- കുടവേലം
- Tamil
- உடை, ஒடை, குடை மரம், குடைவேலம்
Synonyms
- Acacia planiformis Wight & Arn.
- Acacia planifrons Wight & Arn.
- Acacia roxburghii Wight & Arn.
- Mimosa caesia Russell ex Wall.
- Mimosa eburnea Roxb.
- Mimosa planifrons K.D.Koenig ex Wight & Arn.
- Mimosa umbrifera Banks ex Wight & Arn.
Photos
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Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.