indica is a perennial tree native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.

It is also cultivated in Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.

Common names for it include babul, kikar and prickly acacia.

[2] Its uses include chemical products, environmental management, fiber, food and drink, forage, medicine and wood.

[3] The bark has been found to contain catechin, epicatechin, dicatechin, quercitin, gallic acid and procyanidin.