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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is recorded as native to Southern China, Taiwan (Province of China), the Philippines, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India (widespread) and Sri Lanka.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan); India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500
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Population [top]
Population: A specimen record from Sri Lanka (1973) lists this species as locally common, from India (1964) as common and from Thailand (1993) as very common.
Current Population Trend: Stable
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This perennial, shrub or woody climber is found in warm subtropical and dry deciduous forests, forest margins, secondary forests, grasslands and scrub. It is also found along roadsides, stream and river banks.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: The bark of this species is used to produce a substance for washing hair, which can be used to kill headlice. It can also be used to stupefy fish. The flowers may be used ornamentally (Ahmed 2009).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This is a widespread and generally common species. It occurs in secondary forests and disturbed habitats, such as roadsides, and no major threats are identified at present.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species is recorded from the Botanic Gardens of Auroville in Tamil Nadu and the Tropical Botanic Garden in Trivendrum, Kerala (Chakraverty et al. 2003). It is recorded in a list of seed bank holdings for the Arizona Desert Legume Programme (Desert Legume Program 2005). It is likely to benefit from protected areas throughout its range and has been recorded from the Doi Chiang Dao Sanctuary in Thailand.
Citation: Chadburn, H. 2012. Acacia caesia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891432A20125689. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891432A20125689.en. Downloaded on 04 December 2015.
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