Kala Siris / Chinese Albizia
Albizia chinensis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Albizia chinensis
- Genus
- Albizia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, S. China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- काला सिरिस kala siris, ओही ohi
- Nepali
- कालो शिरिश kalo shirish
- Bengali
- চাকুয়া কড়ই
- Tamil
- சிலைவாகை cilai-vakai, பீலிவாகை pili-vakai
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟ ಬಾಗೆ betta baage, ಕಲ್ಬಾಗಿ
- Malayalam
- പൊന്തല്വാക peantal-vaka, പൊട്ടവാക peattavaka, ഈയൽവാക
- Marathi
- उडळ udal, उदळ
About Kala Siris
Chinese Albizia (Albizia chinensis) is a tree belonging to the Mimosaceae family (Mimosa/Acacia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate bipinnate compound leaves, globose head or spike flower clusters, pod/legume fruit. It is typically found in evergreen and deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, S. China, Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Kala Siris belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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