Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Albizia | Species: Albizia lucidior (Steud.) I.C.Nielsen |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Albizia gamblei Prain, Albizia lucida Benth. |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Potka Siris | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Potka Siris | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Luang Khoi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 600-1900 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is flat, dark brown, up to 25 cm long |
| Habitat | Occours in secondary forests, thickets also grown as an ornamental | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Eeast Himalayas to Nepal eastwards | Bark Details | The bark is smooth, yellowish white or gray |
| Distribution in manipur | Western | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees, 8-20 m tall, branchlets glabrous, angulate, stipules inconspicuous; pinnae 1-3 pairs, with a gland near base of petiole and between uppermost pinnae; petiolules ca. 3 mm | Leaf Details | The large compound leaves are unique, the main leaf-stalk divides into one or two pairs of side-stalks, with only a few even numbered leaflets |
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