Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Albizia > Albizia odoratissimaAlbizia odoratissima (albizia; Ceylon Rosewood; Black Siris)Synonyms: Acacia odoratissima (homotypic); Acacia similis; Albizia lomatocarpa; Albizia micantha; Albizia micrantha; Albizia odoratissima var. lebbeckifolia; Albizia odoratissima var. mollis (homotypic); Albizia odoratissima var. subhedarii; Albizia orissensis; Feuilleea odoratissima (homotypic); Mimosa odoratissima (homotypic) Language: Hindi Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth., a member of the Fabaceae family, is a fast-growing, deciduous tree reaching 15 to 25 m (49 to 82 ft) in height, a diameter of 120–150 cm (47–59 in), and native to large parts of India (where it is known as கருவாகை, 'Kali Siris' or 'Black Siris'), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka (where it is known as 'Ceylon Rosewood') and China.It is one of the top nitrogen-fixing trees. |
| Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Specific Gravity [2] | 0.639 | | Structure [1] | Tree |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 2Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366.
Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository. |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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