Noted with thanks. On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 16:30, JM Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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