khair (Acacia catechu)
E639044
Khair (Acacia catechu) is a deciduous tree native to the Indian subcontinent, valued for its hardwood and catechu extract used in traditional medicine, tanning, and dyeing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acacia catechu | 1 |
| khair (Acacia catechu) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deciduous tree
ⓘ
leguminous plant ⓘ tree species ⓘ |
| barkColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| barkTexture | rough ⓘ |
| barkUsedFor |
dyeing
ⓘ
tanning ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| commonName |
black catechu
ⓘ
catechu ⓘ khair ⓘ |
| extractUsedFor |
Siddha medicine
ⓘ
Unani medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ astringent preparations ⓘ ayurvedic medicine ⓘ |
| family | Fabaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fixesNitrogen | true ⓘ |
| flowerColor | yellowish-white ⓘ |
| fruitType | legume pod ⓘ |
| genus | Acacia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | medium-sized tree ⓘ |
| hasThorns | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType | bipinnate leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian subcontinent ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Fabales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
catechu extract
ⓘ
katha ⓘ |
| subfamily | Mimosoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agroforestry
ⓘ
fencing ⓘ soil conservation ⓘ |
| usedIn | chewing with betel quid ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
catechu extract
ⓘ
dyeing properties ⓘ hardwood ⓘ tanning properties ⓘ |
| woodProperty |
durable
ⓘ
hard ⓘ |
| woodUsedFor |
charcoal production
ⓘ
fuelwood ⓘ hardwood timber ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acacia catechu