Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. | |
Fabaceae | |
Vaagai Maram | |
| Botanical Name | Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. |
| Synonyms | Acacia macrophylla Bunge; Acaciac speciosa (Jacq.) Willd. |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Common Name | English : Black Siris / Tamil : Vaagai |
| Distribution | Global : Andaman Island, Myanmar, Africa, Asia and Australia Indian : Throughout India |
| Description | Deciduous tree up to 25 m tall. Leaves pinnately compound, look fresh in the morning and wilting in the evening hence so called as sleeping tree. Prominent fissures in the bark. Flowers greenish white Corymbose raceme inflorescence, bisexual, stamens many, filaments long in green. Ovary subsessile. Fruit a compressed pod, light yellowish Straw coloured. Seeds ovate, dull dark brown and flattened |
| Flowering Fruiting period | April - May / December - January |
| Uses | Planted as Ornamental, Timber, forage and Nitrogen fixing |
| Medicinal Uses | Leaves used for Diarrhoea, jaundice, skin problems, asthma, migraine |
| Tamil Name | Vaagai Maram |