A large thorny tree up to 20 m high and >2 m in diameter; bole forming up to 1/3 of height of tree; bark dull grey, fissured when old, crown dense; tree puts out leaves during dry season and sheds them during rains; branchlets light grey, spiny only at nodes, spines straight, up to 1 in. long; leaves pale and glaucous, bluish grey, glabrous or pubescent, 2-pinnate, 9 to numerous pairs of pinnae, cup-like glands on rachis, each pinna with 12 or more pairs of leaflets, leaflets oblong, up to 1 cm long, hairy, unequal at base; flowers in yellow spikes 10–12.5 cm long; fruits bright yellowish green when dry, up to 12–15 x 4 cm, slightly curved, ends rounded.

Febrifuge for cough (bark infusion)

Acacia albida Del.

For colds, diarrhea, hemorrhage and ophthalmia; for bathing and massage in pneumonia (bark)