Krishna Siris
Albizia amara
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-December
How to identify Krishna Siris
Identify Krishna Siris by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bitter bark and leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Feathery bipinnate leaflets.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Krishna Siris.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Albizia amara
- Genus
- Albizia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Krishna Siris itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The flowers are whitish-yellow powder puffs with long stamens and golden pollen.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Krishna Siris itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कृष्ण सिरिस Krishna Siris, Lallei
- Tamil
- உசிலை, உசிலி
- Telugu
- Narlinga, Nalla renga
- Kannada
- ಚುಜ್ಜುಲು Chujjulu, ಚಿಗರೆ Chigare, ಬಲುಕಂಬಿ Balukambi
- Malayalam
- വരച്ചീ Varachchi, വരച്ചി, Albizia amara
- Marathi
- लळाई Lallai, काळा शिरीष
About Krishna Siris
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Krishna Siris (Albizia amara) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Krishna Siris belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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