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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = ''Acacia catechu'' | image = Koeh-003.jpg | image_width = 300px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Fabales | familia = Fabaceae | subfamilia = [[Mimos
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acacia catechu''
| image = Koeh-003.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Mimosoideae]]
| genus = ''[[Acacia]]''
| species = '''''A. catechu'''''
| binomial = ''Acacia catechu''
| binomial_authority = ([[L.]]) [[Willd.]], [[Oliv.]]
| range_map = Acacia-catechu-range-map2.png
| range_map_width = 240px
| range_map_caption = Range of ''Acacia catechu''
| synonyms =
* ''Acacia catechu'' ([[L.]] [[f.]]) [[Willd.]] [[var.]] ''catechuoides'' ([[Roxb.]])[[Prain]]
* ''Acacia catechuoides'' (Roxb.) [[Benth.]]
* ''Acacia sundra'' (Roxb.) [[Bedd.]]
* ''Acacia wallichiana'' [[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]
* ''Mimosa catechu'' L. [[f.]]
* ''Mimosa catechuoides'' Roxb.<ref name=ILDIS>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~16744&genus~Acacia&species~catechu International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)]</ref>
}}
'''''Acacia catechu''''' is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15m in height.<ref name="fao">[http://www.fao.org/docrep/V8879E/v8879e05.htm www.fao.org]</ref>
Common names for it include '''Catechu''', '''Cachou''' and '''Black Cutch'''. It is found in [[Asia]], [[China]], [[India]] and the [[Indian Ocean]] area.<ref name = ILDIS>What goes here?</ref>
== Uses ==
===Food===
The tree's seeds are a good source of [[protein]].<ref name="world">[http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=21 World AgroForestry Database]</ref>
===Fodder===
Branches of the tree are quite often [[cut]] for [[goat]] [[fodder]] and are sometimes fed to [[cattle]].<ref name="world">
===Medicinal uses===
More specifically, the extract is used to treat [[sore throat]]s and [[diarrhoea]].<ref name="fao">.</ref>
===Wood===
The tree is often planted for use as [[firewood]] and its wood is highly valued for [[furniture]] and tools.<ref name="fao">.</ref> The wood has a density of about 0.88 g/cm³.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/docrep/W4095E/w4095e0c.htm FAO Appendix 1]</ref>
===Other uses===
Its [[heartwood]] [[extract]] is used in [[dyeing]], [[leather]] [[tanning]], as a [[preservative]] for [[fishing net]]s, for medicine and as a [[viscosity]] regulator for [[oil drilling]].<ref name="fao">.</ref>
== Cultivation ==
The tree can be propagated by planting its seeds, which are soaked in hot water first. After about six months in a nursery, the seedlings can be planted in the field. <ref name="fao">Text</ref>
== Botanical varieties ==
*[[Acacia catechu var. sundra]] (L.f.) Willd.<ref>[http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/107.HTM hear.org]</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Catechu]]
== References ==
<References/>
[[Category:Acacia|catechu, Acacia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Trees]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Entheogens]]
{{Fabaceae-tree-stub}}
{{china-stub}}
{{india-stub}}
{{wikispecies|Acacia catechu}}
[[br:gwez-kachou]]
[[de:Gerber-Akazie]]
[[et:Beetliakaatsia]]
[[fr:Acacia à cachou]]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_catechu
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Acacia catechu''
| image = Koeh-003.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Fabales]]
| familia = [[Fabaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Mimosoideae]]
| genus = ''[[Acacia]]''
| species = '''''A. catechu'''''
| binomial = ''Acacia catechu''
| binomial_authority = ([[L.]]) [[Willd.]], [[Oliv.]]
| range_map = Acacia-catechu-range-map2.png
| range_map_width = 240px
| range_map_caption = Range of ''Acacia catechu''
| synonyms =
* ''Acacia catechu'' ([[L.]] [[f.]]) [[Willd.]] [[var.]] ''catechuoides'' ([[Roxb.]])[[Prain]]
* ''Acacia catechuoides'' (Roxb.) [[Benth.]]
* ''Acacia sundra'' (Roxb.) [[Bedd.]]
* ''Acacia wallichiana'' [[A. P. de Candolle|DC.]]
* ''Mimosa catechu'' L. [[f.]]
* ''Mimosa catechuoides'' Roxb.<ref name=ILDIS>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~16744&genus~Acacia&species~catechu International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS)]</ref>
}}
'''''Acacia catechu''''' is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15m in height.<ref name="fao">[http://www.fao.org/docrep/V8879E/v8879e05.htm www.fao.org]</ref>
Common names for it include '''Catechu''', '''Cachou''' and '''Black Cutch'''. It is found in [[Asia]], [[China]], [[India]] and the [[Indian Ocean]] area.<ref name = ILDIS>What goes here?</ref>
== Uses ==
===Food===
The tree's seeds are a good source of [[protein]].<ref name="world">[http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=21 World AgroForestry Database]</ref>
===Fodder===
Branches of the tree are quite often [[cut]] for [[goat]] [[fodder]] and are sometimes fed to [[cattle]].<ref name="world">
===Medicinal uses===
More specifically, the extract is used to treat [[sore throat]]s and [[diarrhoea]].<ref name="fao">.</ref>
===Wood===
The tree is often planted for use as [[firewood]] and its wood is highly valued for [[furniture]] and tools.<ref name="fao">.</ref> The wood has a density of about 0.88 g/cm³.<ref>[http://www.fao.org/docrep/W4095E/w4095e0c.htm FAO Appendix 1]</ref>
===Other uses===
Its [[heartwood]] [[extract]] is used in [[dyeing]], [[leather]] [[tanning]], as a [[preservative]] for [[fishing net]]s, for medicine and as a [[viscosity]] regulator for [[oil drilling]].<ref name="fao">.</ref>
== Cultivation ==
The tree can be propagated by planting its seeds, which are soaked in hot water first. After about six months in a nursery, the seedlings can be planted in the field. <ref name="fao">Text</ref>
== Botanical varieties ==
*[[Acacia catechu var. sundra]] (L.f.) Willd.<ref>[http://www.hear.org/gcw/html/autogend/species/107.HTM hear.org]</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Catechu]]
== References ==
<References/>
[[Category:Acacia|catechu, Acacia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Trees]]
[[Category:Flora of Asia]]
[[Category:Medicinal plants]]
[[Category:Entheogens]]
{{Fabaceae-tree-stub}}
{{china-stub}}
{{india-stub}}
{{wikispecies|Acacia catechu}}
[[br:gwez-kachou]]
[[de:Gerber-Akazie]]
[[et:Beetliakaatsia]]
[[fr:Acacia à cachou]]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_catechu