Senegalia catechu
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Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Fabales
Fabaceae
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Common name
black catechu (English), cutchtree (English), black cutch (English), katechuakacia (Swedish), Katechubaum (German), khairtree (English), Katechu-Akazie (German), er cha (Chinese), catechu (English), khair (English, Bangladesh)
Synonym
Acacia catechu , (L. f.) Willd.
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Summary

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

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Publication date: 2012-05-09

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2026) Species profile: Senegalia catechu. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Senegalia+catechu on 17-01-2026.

Countries (or multi-country features) with distribution records for Senegalia catechu
ALIEN RANGE
NATIVE RANGE
  • bhutan
  • china
  • india
  • myanmar
  • nepal
  • pakistan
  • thailand
Informations on Senegalia catechu has been recorded for the following locations. Click on the name for additional informations.
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[1] Environmental Ecosystem - Habitat
  • [1] Habitat degradation
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Bibliography
4 references found for Senegalia catechu

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General information
Catalogue of Life (COL), 2012. Acacia drepanolobium Sjostedt
Summary: Available from: http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/col/details/species/id/601940 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
Integrated Taxonomic Information Facility (ITIS), 2012. Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=506363 [Accessed 25 March 2012]
Talukdar, B.K., Emslie, R., Bist, S.S., Choudhury, A., Ellis, S., Bonal, B.S., Malakar, M.C., Talukdar, B.N. & Barua, M. 2008. Rhinoceros unicornis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19496/0 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
USDA, ARS, 2012, Senegalia catechu (L. f.) P. Hurter & Mabb. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN)
Summary: Available from: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?465184 [Accessed 27 March 2012]
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Senegalia catechu
black catechu, cutchtree, black cutch, katechuakacia, Katechubaum, khairtree, Katechu-Akazie, er cha, catechu, khair
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Recommended citation
(2026). Senegalia catechu. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).