Senegalia modesta explained

Senegalia modesta (commonly called phulai[1] in Pakistan, phalāhī ਫਲਾਹੀ پھلاہی (Punjabi) in India) is a species of plant commonly found[2] in Pakistan, India[3] and Afghanistan. S. modesta[4] is a perennial[5] tree and formerly, it was classified as Acacia modesta. The plant is drought tolerant.[6] S. modesta`s tree grow in medium size (3 to almost 5 meters)[7] deciduous form with rough surfaced, brown or greenish grey bark, leaflets as (3-5 pairs), cream colored inflorescence (in April–May or July–August) in the form of pedunculate spike, pods as stipitate having 3-5 seeds inside.[8]

In August, 2018 thousands of phulai trees were planted during the two-day tree plantation for reforestation campaign in Kingyar Gali, District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.[9]

The tree produces a gum in the form of pale yellow small tears of mucilage.[10] [11] This gum (also called gum arabic) is used for emulsification and stabilizing agent in food, cosmetic, textile and pharmaceutical industries.[12] The hard wood of tree is also source of fuel.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Rizwan . Syed Ali . Mahmood . Neha . Mahmood . Usman . Bier . Thomas A. . Response of self-compacting paste (SCP) systems containing Acacia Modesta gum . Construction and Building Materials . 10 February 2018 . 161 . 398–406 . 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.145 . en . 0950-0618.
  2. Web site: Senegalia modesta - Useful Temperate Plants . temperate.theferns.info.
  3. Web site: The genus Acacia P. Miller (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in India. . www.cabi.org . en . 1996.
  4. Kyalangalilwa . Bruce . Boatwright . James S. . Daru . Barnabas H. . Maurin . Olivier . van der Bank . Michelle . Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l.(Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations inVachelliaandSenegalia . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 20 May 2013 . 172 . 4 . 500–523 . 10.1111/boj.12047. free . 10566/3454 . free .
  5. Web site: Senegalia modesta (Wall.) P.J.H.Hurter Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . en.
  6. Web site: PlantFiles: Senegalia Species, Blackwood, Black Sally, Phullai . Dave's Garden . en.
  7. Web site: Senegalia modesta .
  8. Web site: Phulai Tree : Senegalia modesta .
  9. News: Volunteers plant 150,000 trees in parts of District Buner . www.geo.tv.
  10. Lambert . Joseph B. . Heckenbach . Eric A. . Hurtley . Anna E. . Wu . Yuyang . Santiago-Blay . Jorge A. . Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Characterization of Legume Exudates . Journal of Natural Products . 26 June 2009 . 72 . 6 . 1028–1035 . 10.1021/np900188j . 19492830 . 0163-3864.
  11. Book: Nussinovitch . Amos . Plant Gum Exudates of the World: Sources, Distribution, Properties, and Applications . 21 December 2009 . CRC Press . 978-1-4200-5224-4 . en.
  12. A structural study of Acacia nilotica and Acacia modesta gums . Carbohydrate Polymers . 1 November 2017 . 175 . 207–215 . 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.065 . en . 0144-8617. Massey . Shazma . MacNaughtan . William . Williams . Huw E.L. . Wolf . Bettina . Iqbal . Mohammad S. . 28917858 . free .
  13. Web site: Acacia modesta in Flora of Pakistan @ efloras.org . www.efloras.org.

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