Mazhar Botanic Garden

Albizia myriophylla Benth.

Sirises

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001178
Common name: Sirises
English name: Silk trees
Arabic name: البيزيا ميروفيللا
Native: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam
Country: Cambodia India Malaysia Myanmar Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Scrambling shrub to a vigorous climber stems prickly leaves bipinnate, composed of numerous leaflets flowers small, white and appear in clusters pods flat, 10-24 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, greyish-brown, indehiscent

medicinal plants. edible .The roots are used as a substitute for liquorice. Fuel

Acacia myriophylla Steud - Albizia microphylla (Kuntze) JFMacbr

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Texture: Chalk Clay Enriched soil Heavy clay
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Undulating
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds hard and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination.
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 5.5-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Edible Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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