Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth
| Botanical name | : Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth |
| Synonym | : Mimosa procera Roxb |
| Vernacular name | : White Siris/ Tallest Albizia |
| Family | : Fabaceae - Mimosoideae |
| About the Tree | : Albizia procera is a tree with an open canopy. It is a moisture loving plant. Its presence is an indicator of good arable land. Native to southern Asia from India to southern China, Indonesia, Philippines and northern Australia. |
| Height | : up to 30 m |
| Bark | : Bark smooth, distinctive pale yellow, yellowish-green, yellowish-brown or brown with horizontal ridges, under bark green, changing to orange just below the surface. |
| Leaf | : Its bipinnately compound leaves measure upto 45 cm in length, while its leaflets, of 2 to 4.5 cm, are a medium green both above and below. The compound leaves have 5-12 pairs of sub-opposite pinnae with a large, brown, oblong gland near the base. |
| Flower | : White, arranged in heads which are either solitary or appearing in groups of 2-5 to form globose, Glomerules of 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter, which are grouped in turn in panicles of 8 to 25 cm in length, towards the end of twigs. Its individual flower measure 6 to 7 mm, lacking stalks, Calyx and Petal are insignificant, Stamens long threadlike about 10mm long. |
| Fruits | : The fruit is a flat, papery pod, dark red-brown, linear-oblong, 10-25 cm long and 2-3 cm broad with distinctive long points at both ends and distinctive marks over each seed. It contains 6-12 brown, ellipsoid seeds that are arranged more or less transversely in the pod .At maturity the pod splits open to release the seeds |
| Season | : Flowering generally occurs during the rainy season. This tree blooms between June and August. Leaves are shade towards the end of March. New leaves in April- May. Fruits formed, quickly turns from green to coppery red by December, and dropping between march and may. |
| Medicinal Properties | : The decoction of bark is used in traditional medicine to treat rheumatism and stomach ache. It is a useful tree for farm and amenity planting, light shade, firebreaks and for the rehabilitation of seasonally dry, eroded and degraded soils good. |
| Peculiar Character | : It is the tallest Albizia in our region. Highly adaptable to different environment. |
