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KHAIR

Acacia catechu

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Sub-family: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species: catechu
Botanical name: Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd.
Synonym

Acacia catechu var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain; Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth.; Acacia
sundra (Roxb.) Bedd.; Acacia wallichiana DC.; Mimosa catechu L.f.; Mimosa catechuoides Roxb.

Common Names
Khair, Cutch tree, Catechu
Vernacular Names
English: Black catechu, Cutch tree, White kutch, Catechu
Hindi: Khair, Khaira
Bengali: Khayer
Gujarati: Kher
Kannada: Kadu, Kadira, Kaggali, Kaggli, Kacchu
Malayalam: Karinnali, Karintali, Kadiram, Karingali
Sanskrit: Khadirah, , Payor, Pathi-drum, Khayar, Madan, Gayatrin, Dant-dhavan, Priya-sakh,
Tamil: Karunkali, Cenkarungali, Kacu-k-katti, Karai
Telagu: Podalimanu, Nallacandra, Khadiramu, Kaviricandra
Marathi: Yajnavrksa, Khayar, Khair
Assamese: Kher
Konkani: Khar

56 Major gum and resin plants of India