Siris/ Koko/ East Indian Walnut/ Frywood/ Sirin etc. (Albizia lebbeck)

[J.M. Garg]

Shots taken at Hodal, Distt. Faridabad, Haryana on 4/11/07. For details of Albizia lebbeck, pl. click on the following link:

http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/Albizia%20lebbeck.pdf/file

About Genus Albizia, pl. see this Wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia
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With regards,
J.M.Garg
"What ultimately remains, is the hand you extend to others"
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[bindu kapadia]

Hello Garg,

You should have given the image of the greenish

flowers too! I was foxed for a while as i am not familiar with the latin names.It was a very common avenue tree in Ahmedabad.The sweet smell is so pleasing and unmistakable to recognise.Well i dont know the position there at present.But in Mumbai you come across some once a while.Similiar looking but with pink flowers are common sight over here with its umbrella crown--known as the Rain tree.Family is also altogether different-Samanea saman.We also call it siris.

REgards,

Bindu

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Bindu ji. I din't have flower pictures i.e. why didn't post one.

Samanea saman is also known as Vilaiti Siris just to differentiate from Albizia lebbeck, more commonly called Siris. Here in Kolkata we have more of Samanea saman (Vilaiti Siris) than Albizia lebbeck (Siris), which I think is more common in North & makes pleasing sound when its dried pods without leaves stir with the wind.

[satish phadke]

I have a picture of Albizzia lebbeck with a dry pod.
A large number of trees were spotted on the roadside from Chennai to Pondechari.
The number is eroding fast here around Pune.
Satish Phadke

[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding as it's very interesting for M.I.L. means Mother-in-Laws tongue. Thanks Chitra ji for a bit of humour.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chitra Shanker <chitra...@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 4, 2008 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: Siris/ Koko/ East Indian Walnut/ Frywood/ Sirin etc. (Albizia lebbeck)
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

Gargji,

There are also two other species of Albizia A. procera (safed siris) and Albizia amara. Well the sound of pods are sweet to u. But it gains its name as M-I-L's tongue for this sound.

[bindu kapadia]

Chitra,

Albizia Procera--safed siris yes but what about Albizia amara? There ia also kala

or Black Siris Albizia Odoratissima.Please give more details Re.A amara.

Regards,

Bindu

[JM Garg]

Here is a very good link, though I don't have any pix to post:
http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1735

On Jan 7, 3:43 pm, "bindu kapadia" <bindu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chitra,
> Albizia Procera--safed siris yes but what about Albizia amara? There ia also
> kala
> or Black Siris Albizia Odoratissima.Please give more details Re.A amara.
> Regards,
> Bindu
>

> On 1/7/08, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Forwarding as it's very interesting for M.I.L. means Mother-in-Laws
> > tongue. Thanks Chitra ji for a bit of humour.
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Chitra Shanker <chitrashan...@gmail.com>
> > Date: Jan 4, 2008 10:27 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Indiantreepix] Re: Siris/ Koko/ East Indian Walnut/ Frywood/
> > Sirin etc. (Albizia lebbeck)
> > To: "J.M. Garg" <jmga...@gmail.com>
>
> > Gargji,
> > There are also two other species of Albizia A. procera (safed siris) and
> > Albizia amara. Well the sound of pods are sweet to u. But it gains its name
> > as M-I-L's tongue for this sound.
>

> > On 1/4/08, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Thanks, Bindu ji. I din't have flower pictures i.e. why didn't post one.
>
> > > Samanea saman is also known as Vilaiti Siris just to differentiate from

> > > *Albizia lebbeck, more* commonly called Siris. Here in Kolkata we have
> > > more of *Samanea saman* (Vilaiti Siris) than *Albizia lebbeck* (Siris),

> > > which I think is more common in North & makes pleasing sound when its dried
> > > pods without leaves stir with the wind.
>

> > >  On 1/3/08, bindu kapadia <bindu...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > > > Hello Garg,
> > > > You should have given the image of the greenish
> > > > flowers too! I was foxed for a while as i am not familiar with the
> > > > latin names.It was a very common avenue tree in Ahmedabad.The sweet
> > > > smell is so pleasing and unmistakable to recognise.Well i dont know
> > > > the position there at present.But in Mumbai you come across some once
> > > > a while.Similiar looking but with pink flowers are common sight over
> > > > here with its umbrella crown--known as the Rain tree.Family is also
> > > > altogether different-Samanea saman.We also call it siris.
> > > > REgards,
> > > > Bindu
>

> > > >  On 1/3/08, J.M. Garg < jmga...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > > > >  Shots taken at Hodal, Distt. Faridabad, Haryana on 4/11/07. For

> > > > > details of *Albizia lebbeck*, pl. click on the following link:
> > > > >http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/Albizia%...

>
> > > > > About Genus Albizia, pl. see this Wikipedia link:
> > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia
> > > > > --
> > > > > With regards,
> > > > > J.M.Garg
> > > > > "What ultimately remains, is the hand you extend to others"
> > > > > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees pictures etc., visit  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg
>

> > > > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visithttp://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en

>
> > > > > J.M.Garg
> > > > > "What ultimately remains, is the hand you extend to others"
> > > > > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees pictures etc., visit  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg
> > > > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit
> > > > >http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > With regards,
> > > > > J.M.Garg
> > > > > "What ultimately remains, is the hand you extend to others"
> > > > > For my Birds, Butterflies, Trees pictures etc., visit  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/J.M.Garg

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