I think this image is of *Albizia julibrissin *Durazz <https://efloraofindia.com/species/a---l/f/fabaceae/albizia/albizia-julibrissin> as stamen colour is pink as per keys at Flora of China <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=100949>.
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: JM Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:02:42 PM UTC+5:30 Subject: Re: [indiantreepix:9988] Re: Albizia procera - श्वेत शिरीष To: figtree <sibdasgh...@gmail.com> Cc: indiantreepix <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Here are some interesting observations along with attachment from Sibdas ji: "Dear Gargji, This is a point which disturbs me over the time. In my village I was very much attached to a desi siris plant of huge size, which I identified as lebbek.In interior villages of Bengal, you find plants mainly with pink flowers. In Cacutta you may find a number of siris wth greenish white flowers, often identified as lebbek. I have some doubt about their identity. I am attaching a lebbek photo from web site, showing pinkish flowers. My botanist friend from Jharkhand informs they have a number of lebbek plants , all with pink flowers. However, the possibility can not be denied there may be two different vaieties of lebbek. To add confusion rain tree has also two flower types." If Sibdas ji sends a much bigger picture, may be we can find out something. 2009/4/2 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com> Thanks, Sibdas ji, > For enlightening us about the various Albizia species in India & their > differences. > I think flowers of *A. labbek*- the desi siris should be greenish & not > pinkish as stated above. > 2009/4/1 sibdas <sibda...@gmail.com> > > >> Several mails on Albizia appeared in the last few days. It is the >> flowering season of the Albizias, I would have liked to see some >> photographs, particularly to distinguish one from the other. Some of >> the species can be distiguished by the stem colour, but not always. >> The common species which are found in India, >> 1. A. amara- have yellow fragrant flowers, a common avenue tree in S. >> India >> 2. A. labbek- the desi siris, with spreading crown, beautiful pinkish >> flowers, the colour is due to the coloured stamens. in most of the >> Albizia sp. the petals are either absent or inconspicuous. Women folk >> often use the flowers (cluster of flowers on a head, again each flower >> has a cluster of coloured and long stamens, giving a silky appearnce- >> often also known as silk plant.) to adore hair style and as ear >> ornament. >> 3. A. stipulata- a common shade tree in Tea and Coffee plantation >> 4. A. procera- almost like labbek, known as safed siris- for whitish >> bark >> 5. A. odoratissima- the black siris, often known as Fragrant Albizia, >> a common host of lac insects. >> 6. A. julibrissia- has two vars. A. julibrissis var. julibrissia- the >> persian silk tree and A. julibrissia var. mollis or A. mollis- the red >> or pink Albizia, the young stem is densely hairy , flowers light pink, >> not so attractive as A. labbek. >> 7. A. saman or Samanea saman or Pithocelbium saman - the rain tree, >> mostly with golden brown flowers, sometime pinkish. An Avenue tree and >> shade tree, perhaps the most common of the species. All Albiziz >> flowers attract a number of birds with pointed beaks, as flower >> peckers, humming birds. >> >> About two centuries back Alexander von Humboldt in his famous S. >> America Expedition found a rain tree in Venezuela in which he took >> much fascination, It had a crown with circumference slightly less than >> two hundred meters, and he was told that the plant was 500 years old. >> In Bengal village old labbek trees were once common, but they are >> becoming rare now. >> >> On Apr 1, 11:19 am, Swagat <swagat1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Thanks a lot Garg ji, Bhatt ji, >> > >> > ~Swagat >> > >> > 2009/3/29 Anand Kumar Bhatt <anandkbh...@gmail.com> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I am a little disturbed. What is the aim of this site? That one goes >> out >> > > with a digital camera anywhere, snaps pictures of a some flowers, >> trees or >> > > bushes, and uploads them to the site for identification? Is our site >> only an >> > > identification parade? >> > >> > > At the same time it would be interesting to know whether there were >> the >> > > same number of requests for identification before the advent of >> DIGITAL >> > > PHOTOGRAPHY? >> > >> > > Take the case of Albizia. Wikipedia lists not less than 171 varieties >> of >> > > albizia. In addition there were 34 varieties which have now been >> shifted to >> > > other trees. Choose any three varieties adn ask info on this site_ >> well is >> > > the site acting as a research assistant? I am sorry if I am saying >> something >> > > which may not be liked by many of our friends. But what is the >> objective of >> > > this site? i.d and i.d. and i.d.?? >> > >> > > Incidentaly albizia procera is tall albizia, probably very common in >> India, >> > > but the more common probably is albizia lebbeck (Kala siris). Kala >> and Safed >> > > is because of the colour of the bark. >> > >> > > Albizzia julibrissin (var. mollis?) which is also known as albizia >> mollis >> > > (lal siris) is pink siris or Persian silk tree. This has the >> speciality of >> > > tolerating very cold weather as well. >> > >> > > Albizia mollis syn. albizia odoratissima var. mollis is Ceylon >> Rosewood. >> > >> > > I dont know why MOLLIS is a variety of both albizia julibrissin and >> and >> > > albizia odoretissima. Maybe because of sililarity of flowers or bark? >> > >> > > But my favourite is the raintree (Albizia saman) with pink powder puff >> > > flowers and a spreading lovely crown. Whenever I stayed at Panaji >> Circuit >> > > House, I used to stare at the lovely raintree which they had at the >> back >> > > of the building. I dont know whether it still survives there. >> > >> > > Sory for my outburst again. >> > >> > > Best wishes, >> > > akbhatt >> > >> > > 2009/3/29 J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> >> > >> > >> Below given is a request from Swagat ji in a different thread. May I >> > >> request members to post pictures, details etc. for discussion. >> > >> > >> "Hi all, >> > >> > >> I have heard about some other species also.... >> > >> ........... >> > >> 2) Albizia mollis - लाल शिरीष >> > >> ........... >> > >> > >> Would like to know more about it. >> > >> > >> Regards, >> > >> ~Swagat >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> With regards, >> > >> J.M.Garg >> > >> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >> > >> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >> > >>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >> > >> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google >> e-group >> > >> (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >> > >> > > -- >> > > Anand Kumar Bhatt >> > > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road >> > > Gwalior. 474 005. >> > > Tele: 0751-247 2233. 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