Scientific Name :
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
Synonym :
Acacia nellyrenza Graham
Acacia sericocephala Fenzl
Common Name : Oil cake tree, Krishna Siris, Lallei
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Mimosaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to August
Flower Colour : Yellowish white
Description : Height: 10 to 15 m
Stem: Black or dark brown
Leaves: Bipinnate, Pinnae 6 to 8 pairs, leaflets 20 to 25 pairs
Flowers: Fragrant, stamens indefinite, head consisting of 10 to 20 flowers
Inflorescence: Head
Fruits: Pods flat, straight
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Eritrea to S. Africa, India, Sri Lanka.
Uses : Leaves used as soaps, fooder and green manure
The aerial parts and roots used in arithritis, insomnia, depression and anxiety
Good source of timber
