| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Albizia | Species: Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth. ( काला सिरिस ) |
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| Synonym | Mimosa odoratissima Linn.f; Acacia odoratissima (Linn.f.) Willd. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kala Siris | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Black Siris, Ceylon rosewood, Fragrant albizia, Tea shade tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kala Siris | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a pod, pods thin, flat reddish – brown, 6 – 12 seeded. |
| Habitat | Found in forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indomalaysia and S.E. Asia. | Bark Details | Bark dark – grey |
| Distribution in Haryana | Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, up to 25 m high, with dark – grey bark; young parts – pubescent. Leaves compound, gland near the base of petiole and in between uppermost pair of pinnae; pinnae 3 – 6(-8) pairs, leaflets 12 – 20 pairs, obliquely linear – obl;ong, obtuse at apex, glabrescent, mid rib near upper margins. Flowers pale – yellow, sessile, in pedunculate, arranged to from umbellate corymbs. Calyx very short, with obscure teeth, pubescent. Corolla creamy – white, 3 – 4 times as long as clayx. Fruit a pod, pods thin, flat reddish – brown, 6 – 12 seeded. | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, gland near the base of petiole and in between uppermost pair of pinnae; pinnae 3 – 6(-8) pairs, leaflets 12 – 20 pairs, obliquely linear – obl;ong, obtuse at apex, glabrescent, mid rib near upper margins. |
