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, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kala Siris itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“Its flowers are stalked heads that aggregate into a yellow panicle.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Its flowers are stalked heads that aggregate into a yellow panicle.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kala Siris itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only.
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
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Chinese Albizia (Albizia chinensis) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Meghalaya and 9 other states. It grows in evergreen and deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Kala Siris belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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