Herbarium JCB

Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Mimosoideae
Species : Albizia odoratissima
Basionym : Mimosa odoratissima L.f.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth.
Common name : Black Siris
Vernacular name : Kala siris (Hin.); Kaadu bage (Kan.); Karuvaagai, Poovusalai (Tam.); Chinduga, Ganara (Tel.); Kala siriso, Sirish, Tinia, Sarsi tentura (Ori.); Bhusirisah (San.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-0624
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R., Navendu Page & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 23/03/16
Collection Locality : Yercaud-Salem Ghat road, Salem district, Tamil Nadu State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : A large evergreen tree. Bark is grey with darker patches and irregular cracks. Leaves are twice compound, alternate with a swollen leaf base. Flowers are minute, fragrant, with a slender, long, exserted stamens and aggregated into compact head. Inflorescence are borne terminally on highly branched axis. Pods are thin, brownish.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : May-February
Comments : Occasional in foothills to 1300 m in deciduous forests throughout the ghats.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Himalaya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China, Malesia, South-East Asia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 odoratissima. Downloaded on 2 February 2025.