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 lebbeck (L.) Benth. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd., Albizia latifolia B.Boivin |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Siris, Woman’s Tongue | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Siris | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Uil | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to about 1800 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit is a pod15–30 cm long and 2.5-5.0 cm broad, containing six to twelve seeds |
| Habitat | Monsoon forest | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Australia | Bark Details | Dark-grey, irregularly cracked/ fissured |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees to 25 m high, bark 20-25 mm thick, surface yellowish-brown | Leaf Details | Leaf-rachises 5-6 in. long, stout, with a large oblong gland near the base; pinnae 2-6 pairs; leaflets 4-9 pairs, shortly petioluled, oblong, oblique, obtuse, glabrous. |
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