Cassie flower or Aroma PRODUCT NAME
Acacia farnesiana Willd. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Cassie flower or Aroma |
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| Family: | Leguminosae |
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| Product Description: | A large, spiny shrub or small tree from 3-4m in height. The leaves are 5-8cm long, and bipinnate, usually with 10-12 leaflets. The leaflets are 4-7mm in length. The flowers are yellow and fragrant and borne in dense, globose heads, which are about 1cm in diameter. The pods are 5-7cm long and 1-1.5cm wide, straight or curved |
| NTFP Classification: | Exudates and extracts, Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Other commercial and industrial uses |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is probably a native of tropical America, but is widely distributed in waste places in the Philippines and is one of the commonest plants in the early stages of the invasion of grasslands by second-growth forests. It is grown extensively in France for the fragrant perfume obtained from the flowers |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | flowers |
| Uses: | Oil extracted from the flowers are used in making perfume |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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