Acacia
Synonyms
Acacia catechu
Acacia catechus
Acacias
Locust Tree
Locust Trees
Tree, Locust
Tree, Wattle
Trees, Locust
Trees, Wattle
Wattle Tree
Wattle Trees
catechus, Acacia
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called GUM ARABIC. The common name of catechu is more often used for Areca catechu (ARECA).