✿Mimosaceae · Albizia
Potka Siris
Albizia lucidior
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Albizia lucidior
- Genus
- Albizia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are (single) pinnate, in 1-3 pairs.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Potka Siris itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Assamese
- পোট্কা সিৰিস Potka Siris
- Manipuri
- ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ ꯈꯣꯢ Luwang khoi
- Mizo
- Ardah-pui
- Nepali
- टपरा शिरीष Tsparaa Shireesh, पड्के Padke
About Potka Siris
Potka Siris (Albizia lucidior) belongs to the Mimosaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and 3 other states.
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Potka Siris belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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