Acacia planifrons

The umbrella thorn,^[2] (Acacia planifrons), is a species of Acacia of the family Fabaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is about 7m high thorny shrub.^[3] Greyish-brown bark is thick with horizontal markings. Leaves are bipinnate, alternate; apex obtuse; margin entire. Flowers are white in color. Fruit is a pod.^[4]

Umbrella thorn
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. planifrons
Binomial name
Acacia planifrons Wight & Arn.
Synonyms
Acacia planiformis Wight & Arn. [Spelling variant] Acacia roxburghii auct. non Wight & Arn. [1]