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Albizia lebbeck
Also called East Indian Walnut, Acacia Tree, Broome Raintree, Frywood, Indian Siris, Koko, Lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck is a large, fast-growing, drought-tolerant tree from India and Myanmar, widely planted as a shade tree in tropical and subtropical regions. It is grown outdoors in warm climates rather than as a houseplant.
Albizia lebbeck is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. It is widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. Common names in English include siris, Indian siris, East Indian walnut, Broome raintree, lebbeck, lebbek tree, frywood, koko and woman's tongue tree. The latter name is a play on the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods. Siris is also a common name of the genus Albizia.
Albizia lebbeck is found in a wide range of climates ranging from semi-desert, to humid regions. It can endure long cold winters, as well as very dry climate. A. lebbeck is a drought-tolerant tree that can be found throughout the tropics. Due to its ability to adapt to a broad spectrum of climates, this species has spread to different tropical regions throughout the world as an invasive species.
Its uses include environmental management, forage, medicine and wood. It is cultivated as a shade tree in North and South America. In India and Pakistan, the tree is used to produce timber. Wood from Albizia lebbeck has a density of 0.55-0.66 g/cm3 or higher.
West African albizzia · Belmont Siris · Albizia chevalieri · Albizia coriaria · Silktree · Tall albizia · Albizia · Dicotyledons · Pseudalbizzia niopoides
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia lebbeck by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
