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 amara (Roxb.) B.Boivin |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Acacia amara Wild. A, Mimosa amara Roxb. | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Oil cake tree, Bitter Albizia, Bitter Albizia Wheel Tree | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Bitter albizia | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 400-1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits are oblong pods about 10-28 x 2-5 cm, light brown, puberulous, thin, and 6-8 seeded; seeds flattened, 8-13 x 7-8 mm |
| Habitat | Occous in dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe | Bark Details | Bark smooth, dark green and scaly |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small to moderate-sized, much-branched deciduous tree with smooth, dark green, scaly bark resembles the acacias but lacks thorns | Leaf Details | The leaves are pinnately compound, with 15-24 pairs of small, linear leaflets, on 6-15 pairs of pinnae. The yellow, fragrant and globose flowers are in clusters |
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