Vachellia_jacquemontii

<i>Vachellia jacquemontii</i>

Vachellia jacquemontii

Species of legume

Vachellia jacquemontii is a species of plant native to the Thar Desert of India and Pakistan. The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.[3] It grows as an erect shrub or small tree, usually 6 feet (1.8 m) to 10 feet (3.0 m) high, with multiple shoots coming from below ground.[citation needed]

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This plant has a number of traditional medicinal uses, including treatment of snakebite, induction of abortion, and for chronic renal disease.[4]

This shrub also plays an important role in stabilizing the sand dunes of its native desert habitat.[4] The wood is valuable as firewood because it produces a large amount of heat.[4] The branches are used in construction of huts and fences and the sturdy roots are used as rope.[4]

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Crowley, D. (2021). "Vachellia jacquemontii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T164048490A164059300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T164048490A164059300.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Vachellia jacquemontii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. [3]
    Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 50, at Google Books
  4. [4]
    Choudhary, K., et al. (2009).Ethnobotany of Acacia jacquemontii Benth.—An Uncharted Tree of Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13 668-78.

References

  • L R Burdak (1982): Recent advances in desert afforestation, Dehradun
  • R C Ghosh (1977): Hand book on afforestation techniques, Dehradun.
  • R K Gupta & Ishwar Prakasah (1975): Environmental analysis of the Thar Desert, Dehradun.
  • R N Kaul (1963): Need for afforestation in the arid zones of India, LA-YAARAN, Vol 13


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