Morphological keys for four Australian<i> Acacia </i>species grown in Kerala, India

Morphological keys for four Australian<i> Acacia </i>species grown in Kerala, India

Authors

  • M. Neethu Lakshmi Department of Forest Management and Utilization, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU PO, Thrissur 680656, Kerala, India.
  • S. Gopakumar Department of Forest Management and Utilization, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU PO, Thrissur 680656, Kerala, India.

Keywords:

Australian acacias, taxonomy, morphological variations, identification key.

Abstract

Several species of phyllodinous acacias have been introduced to Kerala, India. Examples include Acacia mangium Willd., A. auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth, A. crassicarpa A. Cunn. ex Benth and A. aulacocarpa A. Cunn. ex Benth, which are used for raising social forestry plantations and afforestation of degraded lands. Although morphological variations abound among these species, the similarity of the phyllodes often confuses the planter. Morphological keys to identify the four species are presented.

Author Biographies

M. Neethu Lakshmi, Department of Forest Management and Utilization, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU PO, Thrissur 680656, Kerala, India.

PG Scholar, College of Forestry, KAU

S. Gopakumar, Department of Forest Management and Utilization, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU PO, Thrissur 680656, Kerala, India.

Assistant Professor, College of Forestry

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Published

18-12-2009

How to Cite

Neethu Lakshmi, M., & Gopakumar, S. (2009). Morphological keys for four Australian<i> Acacia </i>species grown in Kerala, India. Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 47(1), 62–66. Retrieved from https://jtropag.kau.in/index.php/ojs2/article/view/206

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