Siris Tree
Albizia lebbeck
Also known as East India walnut, Lebbek tree, Raom tree, Soros-tree, Womans tongue
About Siris Tree
Albizia lebbeck is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. It is widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. Common names in English include siris, Indian siris, East Indian walnut, Broome raintree, lebbeck, lebbek tree, frywood, koko and woman's tongue tree. The latter name is a play on the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods. Siris is also a common name of the genus Albizia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Albizia lebbeck
- Genus
- Albizia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and roadsides, also in plains
- Native to
- Tropical Himalaya
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Saras सरस, Siris, शिरीष
- Nepali
- कालो शिरीष Kaalo Siris, शिरीष
- Bengali
- শিরিষ
- Tamil
- வாகை Vagai, சிரிடம் Siridam, Vaagai
- Telugu
- దిరిసన, దిరిసెన
- Kannada
- ಬಾಗೆ Baage, ಸಿರಿಸ, ಸಿರೀಸ Sirisa
- Malayalam
- Vaga, Vaka, നെന്മേനിവാക
- Marathi
- शिरीष
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Siris Tree belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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