- Acacia pennata
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Acacia pennata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Acacia Species: A. pennata Binomial name Acacia pennata
(L.) Willd.Acacia pennata (English: Climbing wattle, Thai: ชะอม Cha-om, Burmese Su pout ywet) is a species of acacia which is native to South and Southeast Asia. It is a shrub or small tropical tree which grows up to 5 metres in height. Its leaves are bipinnate with linear-oblong and glabrous pinnules. Its yellowish flowers are terminal panicles with globose heads. The pods are thin, flat and long with thick sutures.[1]
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Uses
In Burma, Laos and Thailand, the feathery shoots of Acacia pennata are used in soups, curries, omelettes and stir-fries.[2] The edible shoots are picked up before they become tough and thorny.[3]
In Northern Thai cuisine Cha-om is also eaten raw with Tam Mamuang mango salad,[4] but in Central Thailand and Isan it is usually boiled or fried. Cha om omelet pieces are one of the usual ingredients of Nam phrik pla thu.
See also
- List of plants with edible leaves
- Thai cuisine
- Lao cuisine
- List of Acacia species
- Flora of Madhya Pradesh
- List of ingredients in Burmese cuisine
- List of Thai ingredients
References
External links
Categories:- Acacia
- Drought-tolerant trees
- Acacia stubs
- Fabaceae tree stubs
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