Sa-am
Senegalia megaladena

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A climbing or spiny shrub. Young branches are hairy. The leaf stalk is 3-7 cm long. There are 8-20 pairs of pinnae and 19-81 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are in round heads. They are light yellow. The fruit are flat pods. They are 10-17 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The seeds are brown and oval. They are 7-9 mm long by 5-6 mm wide.

There are about 1,350 Acacia species. Over 1,000 occur in Australia. This one is used as medicine. Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in thick forests between 800-1,600 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andaman Islands, Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, SE Asia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Subok

Synonyms

Acacia pennata non L. :Willd.; Senegalia megaladena var. indochinensis (I.C.Nielsen) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger; and others