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Albizia amara

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Albizia amara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Albizia
Species:
A. amara
Binomial name
Albizia amara
(Roxb.) Boiv.
Synonyms[1]
  • Acacia wightii Wight & Arn
  • Mimosa amara Roxb.
  • Mimosa pulchella Roxb.
  • Acacia nellyrenza Wight & Arn.
  • Acacia amara Willd.

Albizia amara is a tree in the family Fabaceae. Its range includes southern and Eastern Africa, from South Africa to Sudan and Ethiopia. It is also found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] Albizia amara, commonly known as bitter albizia or bitter albizia tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. This tree is known for its distinctive bitter taste and is widely recognized for its various medicinal and traditional uses.

Description

Albizia amara is a mid-sized, deciduous tree which resembles acacia without the thorns.[3] The bark of the tree is grey in color and is grainy and scaly.[3] The leaves consist of up to 15 pairs of side stalks and the leaflets are tiny and can consist of about 15–35 pairs.[3] The flowers are whitish-yellow powder puffs with long stamens and golden pollen.[3] The pods are flat and are about 20 cm long.[3] The leaves thin out during February–March and are renewed in April.[3] The flowers are present throughout May and the fruits ripen during October and November.[3] It is a host plant for Achaea janata.[4]

Ecology

Albizia amara is intolerant of shade, and resistant to drought. In Africa it grows mainly in sandy woodlands.[2]

Albizia amara and Hardwickia binata are the dominant canopy trees in the Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests ecoregion of India.[5] It is also found in the Anamalai, Palani and Cardamom hills of Western Ghats and the Godavari area, the Javadi Hills of Eastern Ghats in South India.[6]

Uses

Albizia amara with flowers and pods

Medicinal uses

  • The leaves and flowers are used for treatment of boils and ulcers. The leaf is also used for treatment of erysipelas.[7]
  • Paste of leaf and rootbark is used to cure both skin diseases and poisonous bites.[8] [This journal is probably a predatory journal].
  • The seeds are regarded as astringent and used in the treatment of piles, diarrhea and gonorrhea.[8]
  • The flowers are used as a remedy for cough, ulcers, dandruff and malaria.[8]
  • The pharmaceutical compounds of seeds and leaves has potential broad spectrum of anticancer activity.[8]

Its wood is used for construction and furniture, and as a firewood. Albizia amara provides many environmental services: control of soil erosion, wind break, shade provider. It is also an ornamental tree in urban areas. Ruminants can feed its leaves.[9]

In colonial times, in India, its "plentiful" wood was extensively used as railway fuel.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Albizia amara (Roxb.)B.Boivin". Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Orwa C, A Mutua, Kindt R, Jamnadass R, S Anthony. 2009 Agroforestree Database: a tree reference and selection guide version 4.0 (http://www.worldagroforestry.org/sites/treedbs/treedatabases.asp Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine). Accessed 18 July 2014 [1]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Krishen, Pradip (2006). Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780144000708.
  4. ^ Sen-Sarma, P. K. (2012). Forest Entomology. APH Publishing. ISBN 9788131303320.
  5. ^ Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment. Island Press; Washington, DC. pp. 324–326
  6. ^ Mani, M.S (December 2012). Ecology and Biogeography in India. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789401023313. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  7. ^ Khare, C.P. (22 April 2008). Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 29, 30. ISBN 9780387706375.
  8. ^ a b c d "Albizia amara – A Potential Medicinal Plant: A Review" (PDF). International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR). 5.
  9. ^ Heuzé V., Thiollet H., Tran G., Lebas F., 2016. Albizia (Albizia amara). Feedipedia, a programme by INRA, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/337
  10. ^ Cox, Arthur F., 1895. Madras District Manuals: North Arcot (North Arcot District Gazetteer). Madras: Government Press. p. 25.

10. The information about Albizia Amara given by Jivan Herbal.

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