Gohira
Acacia leucophloea
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📖 About this plant
Acacia leucophloea (syn. Vachellia leucophloea — white-barked acacia or ‘Gohira’ in Odia, also called Reonja) is a medium deciduous tree of the Mimosaceae family. The tree has distinctive white bark (hence ‘leucophloea’ meaning white bark) and bears bipinnate leaves with thorns. Wood is hard and used for agricultural implements and fuelwood. Bark yields tannin and is used in traditional medicine for digestive complaints. The tree fixes nitrogen and is used in agroforestry.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun
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Water
Drought-tolerant
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Humidity
Low to moderate
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Temperature
15-40°C
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Soil
Well-draining; tolerates poor and saline soils
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Fertilizer
Low — fixes nitrogen
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
गोहिरा
BN
Bengali
গোহিরা
MR
Marathi
गोहिरा
TE
Telugu
గోహిరా
TA
Tamil
கோஹிரா
GU
Gujarati
ગોહિરા
UR
Urdu
گوہیرا
KN
Kannada
ಗೋಹಿರಾ
OR
Odia
ଗୋହିରା
ML
Malayalam
ഗോഹിര
PA
Punjabi
ਗੋਹਿਰਾ
AS
Assamese
গোহিৰা
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 8-15 m
- 📐 Spread
- 5-7 m
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Autumn (cream-yellow flowers in heads)
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Cream-yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Deciduous bipinnate green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- 40+ years
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Mild — thorns; bark contains tannin
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seeds
🛡️ Health & Safety
Common issues
- Psyllid galls
- stem borer
- termite
💡 Care tips
- Plant in full sun.
- Tolerates drought, salinity, and poor soils.
- Thorns make it unsuitable for high-traffic areas.
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