PLANTS OF NORTHERN GUJARAT. 
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97. Acacia Willd. 
169. Acacia arabica Willd. F. B. I. II, 293 ; FI. Bomb. I, 443. 
Locally abundant. Flowers August— December. 
Vern. *' Baval/ ‘ babhul * 
170. Acacia arabica Willd. var. cupressiformis Stewart. FI. 
Bomb. I, 444. 
One tree, apparently referable to this variety, has been seen by the 
railway south of Talod. 
171. Acacia arabica Willd. var. vediana Cooke. FI. Bomb. I, 444. 
Not uncommon in the Baval growing areas around Ahmedabad, 
especially to the north ^nd west. 
Yern. ‘ Thal-baval/ which is, however, also the name of No. 156. 
The variety is well recognised by the people, who say that the wood is useless for 
agricultural implements, as it splits. It is, however, even more useful as fuel, and in 
view of the importance of the fuel industry in the city of Ahmedabad there is no 
clearly recognized difference in value between the two kinds of the tree. 
We have noted the two following points of varietal difference, in addition to those 
mentioned by Cooke : — 
“ Sutures of the pod thickened and prominent ; pod sparsely tomontose, sometimes 
quite glabrous and shining.” 
172. Acacia Jacquemontii Benth. F. B. I. II, 293 ; FI. Bomb. I, 
446. 
Locally abundant throughout our area. Flowers February — March. 
Yern. ‘ Dev -baval/ 
173. Acacia leucopliloea Willd. F. B. I. II, 294 ; FI. Bomb. I, 447. 
Savannah, common. Flowers October. Fruits December. 
Yern. ( Nhad/ 
174- Acacia Catechu Willd. var. Sundra Prain. FI. Bomb. I, 448. 
A. Sundra DC. F. B. I. II, 295. 
Me iasa, edge of a small stream in woodland. Fruits December. 
175. Acacia Senegal Willd. F. B. I. II, 295 ; FI. Bomb. I. 449. 
Common in Savannah. Flowers August-September. 
Vern. ‘ Padpad * 
176. Acacia Intsia Willd. F. B. I. II, 297 ; FI Bomb. I, 450. 
Occasional Flowers October. 
