- Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
- Subfamily : Mimosoideae
- Species : Albizia chinensis
- Basionym : Mimosa chinensis Osbeck
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.
- Vernacular name : Kala-siris (Hin.); Nirusil, Silai-Vagae, Pilivaagai (Tam.); Nellaregi, Bandichinduga, Konda choragu, Konda-chiragu-chinduga (Tel.); Ghora-lenja, Barangi, Kala-siris (Ori.)
- Habit : Tree
- Flower, Fruit : March-December
- Comments : Occasional in damper forests, usually near streams of Eastern Ghats.
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Distribution Locality : Vellimalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yercaud Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Rayagada district, Angul district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, South China, Malesia
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Albizia chinensis. Downloaded on 1 February 2025.
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