Scientific Name : Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A large tree with a general bluish appearance, unarmed, deciduous, bark pale. Stem : Erect, cylindrical, branched, solid. Leaves : Bipinnate, main rachis with a large gland on the petiole near the base and one below the highest pair of pinnae, pinnae 2 - 4 pairs; leaflets 5 - 9 pairs. Inflorescence : Heads Flowers : White, fragrant, heads umbellate, from the upper leaf axils, solitary or fasciculate. Filaments exserted, connate below into a short tube. Fruits : Pods 10 - 25 cm long, 3 - 5 cm broad, thin, flat, straight, straw - coloured when old, glabrous and shining. Seeds : 4 - 12, spherical or slightly reniform, smooth, glabrous, yellowish brown. Flowering and Fruiting time : July - Oct ; Oct - Mar Significance : The bark and seeds are used as astringent. The flowers are considered cooling and are externally applied in boils, eruptions, etc. The leaves, seeds etc. are used in opthalmia. The timber is valued for a variety of purposes.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
शिरीष, Indian siris, Kaliosaras
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Synonym(s):
Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd. Acacia seeressa Roxb. ex Steud. Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd. Albizia latifolia Boivin Albizia speciosa (Jacq.) Benth. Feuilleea lebbeck (L.) Kuntze Inga borbonica Hassk. Inga leucoxylon Hassk. Mimosa flexuosa Rottler ex Wight & Arn. Mimosa lebbeck L. Mimosa seeressa Steud. Mimosa sirissa Roxb. Mimosa speciosa Jacq. Pithecellobium splitgerberianum Miq.
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Family:
Mimosaceae
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Botany Department (DVP College, Nimgaon Sawa) -
Created On:
11-08-2022
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Albizia lebbeck fruit
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Siris Tree - Leaf