^ Thorns straight; rachis glandular between 4 uppermost pinnae....... * A. torta*
^ Thorns recurved; rachis glandular between 2 uppermost pinnae..... * A. pennata* *A. torta* Leaf-pinnae *c *13 pairs, *c *4 cm long; leaflets 35-40 pairs, *c *5 × 2 mm; rachis puberulous. Heads *c *1.3 cm across, paniculate. Flowers white. Pods oblong, falcate, compressed, up to 12 × 2 cm. Seeds *c *8. *A. pennata* Stems dull white. Leaf-pinnae 10-15 pairs, 3-5 cm long; leaflets 40-60 pairs, elliptic-oblong, *c *4 × 1 mm, base truncate, apex acute. Heads 1-3 per cluster, in terminal racemes, *c *1.5 cm across. Flowers *c *3 mm across, greenish white. Pods broadly oblong, flat, up to 15 × 3 cm, stipitate, horned. Seeds 6-10. Regards Vijayasankar On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:03 AM, anil <anil.sav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tell me the difference between the Acacia Pennata and Acacia Torta > > Anil Savali > Asst.Prof. > RMES College of Pharmacy > Gulbarga-585102 > 09740622719
