Scientific Name :
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth
Synonym :
Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd
Mimosa lebbeck L.
Common Name : Frywood, women’s tongue tree, Siris, Shiras
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to December
Flower Colour : Yellowish white green
Description : Height: upto 25 m
Stem: Bark grey brown, rough
Leaves:Bipinnate,pinnae 2 to 4, leaflets 4 to 9 pairs, gland on main rachis
Flowers: Fragrant,calyx funnel shaped, infundibuliform corolla, stamens indefinite
Inflorescence:Head umbellate
Fruits:Pods, flat, straw colour, 20 cm long, shining
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar.
Uses : Flowers applies externally in boils
Bark used in treating inflammation
Rock bee nesting site
