ຜັກເນົ່າ, ຜັກລະ, ຜັກເໝັ້ນ

Acacia amblycarpa Graham ex Wall.
Acacia canescens Graham
Acacia canescens Graham ex Gamble
Acacia canescens var. albida Haines
Acacia canescens var. canescens
Acacia canescens var. fulva Haines
Acacia concinna Wall.
Acacia grahamii Vajr.
Acacia pendata (L.) Willd.
Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.
Acacia pennata var. canescens Graham
Acacia pennata var. canescens Graham ex Baker
Acacia pennata var. canescens Graham ex Kurz
Acacia pennata var. heyneana Benth.
Acacia pennata var. pennata
Acacia pinnata Dalzell & A.Gibson
Acacia prensans Lowe
Acacia pterophylla Hoffmanns.
Acacia tomentella Zipp.
Albizia tenerrima DeVriese
Inga tenerrima Jungh.
Inga tenerrima Jungh. ex Benth.
Mimosa megalodena Poir.
Mimosa pennata L.
Senegalia pennata var. canescens (Graham ex Kurz) Sanjappa
Senegalia pennata var. heyneana (Benth.) Sanjappa
Sericandra pennata (L.) Raf.

Fabaceae

ກະຖິ່ນນະລົງ / Earleaf Acacia, Wattle
ສີສຽດ/ Black Catechu
ຕົ້ນກະຖີ່ນເຖື່ອນ / Cassie Flower

This species is characterized by dispersed thorns along its stems, with branchlets (stem) and leaf rachises (stem of compound leaf) covered in reddish-brown hairs. The stipules are lanceolate (spear-shaped) to ovate-lanceolate (egg-shaped to spear-shaped), measuring 3 to 5 cm in length and 1 to 1.5 cm in width, and are sharply pointed. The pinnae (leaflets), arranged in 8 to 22 pairs, are linear, measuring 5 to 10 mm long and 0.5 to 1.5 mm wide, with a flat base, fringed edges, and a pointed tip. The flowers grow on short stems or are almost attached directly to the plant. They have a bell-shaped outer part (calyx) that is 1.5 to 2.5 mm long and has five noticeable points. The corolla is between 2 and 3.2 mm wide (sometimes up to 4.2 mm), and the ovary has a short stalk and is covered in fine, short hairs [4].

Native to Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam.
Global distribution between 2004 to 2024. [5]

Northern Mekong Corridor
Vientiane Plain

Home gardens
Other farmland

Native

Not invasive

Least concern

None

Food
Medicine

Food: The young shoots can be eaten raw or cooked in a variety of dishes such as curry, Omelettes, and more [7]. Can be cooked or steamed and paired with a spicy sauce. It can also be incorporated into a variety of dishes. For Lao cuisine, the plant is most featured in bamboo shoot soup [8]. Medicine: Acacia pennata is used medicinally. When mixed with milk, the juice of the leaves can be used to treat child indigestion. Its roots are used to reduce flatulence and soothe stomach maladies. The bark of Acacia pennata can also be used to treat stomach ailments, as well as bronchitis and asthma [8].

Domesticated

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Nutrient	/100g	Remark
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Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

[1] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 20 November 2022 by: pimcha. Available: www.inaturalist.org/photos/245505239. [Accessed: 24 September 2024]
[2] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 28 January 2024 by: smkbhatt. Available: www.inaturalist.org/photos/409278463. [Accessed: 24 September 2024]
[3] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 21 December 2021 by: shin-ming_ku. Available: www.inaturalist.org/photos/175907855. [Accessed: 24 September 2024]

[4] FloraOfChina, “Flora Taxon,” [Online]. Available: http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200011857. [Accessed: 24 May 2024].
[5] Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), “Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin,” [Online]. Available: https://www.gbif.org/species/8381471. [Accessed: 24 September 2024].
[6] IUCN Red List, “Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin,” [Online]. Available: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/188134/147629754. [Accessed: 24 September 2024].
[7] D. Culloty, “Food from Northern Laos: The Boat Landing Cookbook”, Laos: Galangal Press, 2010.
[8] Phatadke Botanical Garden, “phab tad ke,” [Online]. Available: https://www.pha-tad-ke.com/plant/piper-ribesioides/. [Accessed: 5 March 2024].
[9] Useful Tropical Plants, "Senegalia pennata," 2024. [Online]. Available: https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senegalia+pennata. [Accessed: Oct. 16, 2024].