About Chinese Albizia
Albizia chinensis is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to south and Southeast asia, from India to China and Indonesia. The genus is named after the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, belonging to the famous Florentine family Albizzi, who introduced it to Europe in the mid-18th century, and it is sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Albizia chinensis
- Genus
- Albizia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, S. China, Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Chinese Albizia belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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