Woman's Tongue Tree / Albizia lebbeck


   Women Tongue Tree / Albizia lebbeck/ East Indian Walnut


The woman's Tongue Tree (Albizia lebbeck) Bangalore

The woman's Tongue Tree (Albizia lebbeck) gets its common name from the loud rustling noise made by its flat seed pods when they sway in the breeze. The tree has very pretty greenish- white flowers that look like powder puffs and are fragrant. The tree is widely planted as an avenue tree. The flower bloom in April-May and the seed pod make  a prominent appearance in the winters. It is locally known as 'Baage mara'.

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth
Common name: East Indian walnut
Family: Fabaceae
Description: A large deciduous tree upto 12 m high. Leaves alternate, pinnate, with glands at base, leaflets upto 10 pairs. Flowers are white globose. Fruit a pod, flat upto 20 cm long, straw coloured.  
Flowering: March - December
Native  : Asia.

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