albizia, tea shade tree PRODUCT NAME
Albizzia odoratissima (Benth.) = Mimosa odoratissima (Roxb.Cor.) SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | albizia |
| Local Name: | Oral Vaghai (Irula, Kurumba), Karu vaagai (Tamil), Poovusalai (Tamil), Kala siris (Hindi); Sirsi tentura (Urdu), Chinduga (Telugu), Puli vaga (Malayalam) |
| Family: | Mimosoidae |
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| Product Description: | A large deciduous tree. Flower: in globose heads, cream. Flowers fragrant. Fruit: subsessile pod, compressed flat, strongly nerved, apically obtuse, drying black. Seeds 10-12, ovoid. Bark: dark grey with irregular cracks, leaflets 6-15 pairs. |
| NTFP Classification: | Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India Sri Lanka |
| Description: | Foothills to 1000 (1300) m. Foothills to 1000 (1300) m. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | trunk |
| Uses: | Good timber species. Wood used for firewood and small construction. |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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