Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Acacia pennata - Cha-om

Edible Portion: Leaves

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.

Other names :

Aila, Akar chuis, Akar kepah, Arari, Aroi garut, Cha om, Chili, Hai, Hpak-ha-awn, Ktaura, Kamo, Kareencha, Khangkhu, Khang muk, Khembra, Mchoo som bour, Miao tei, Nam ke ret, Nam-ki-ret, Pa ge da, Pala, Phak kan kong, Phak kha, Poswiidaw, Rigot, Seengai, Seenga keerai, Shembi, Singaya akulu, Suboke-gyi, Suji, Suyit, Tao pu, Thembra, Tuo bo ji niu, Tuopou-weiniu,

The correct name may now be Senegalia pennata

Acacia canescens (Kurz) Gamble;
Acacia hainanensis Hayata;
Acacia pendata (L.) Willd.[Spelling variant];
Acacia pseudo-intsia Ridley; ?
Albizia tenerrima deVriese;
Mimosa pennata L.;
and others