Botanical Name - Albizzia amara

----- A. amara, Boivin.; F.B.I. II-301. Brandi's Ind. Trees, 272. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 307. Vern. Narlingi, Tel. Lullei, Mar.

----- A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark dark-grey, smooth. Leaflets linear, 15-24 pairs; Pinnae 6-15. Flowers yellow, fragrant, 1/2 in. long, to the end of stamens; peduncles fasciculate in the axils of the uppermost leaves. Pods 5-8 by in., edges undulate.

----- A very common tree in all the forests, with generally a short bole and very crooked branches. Wood very hard; sapwood large white; heartwood purplish-brown, beautifully mottled with alternate, concentrie, light and dark bands, strong, fibrous, stiff and close-grained, hard and durable, superior to Teak in transverse strength and direct cohesive power. It is used for the beams of native houses and carts, the crooked branches for ploughs and the leaves for washing the hair. It also makes an excellent fuel. Flowers April to June. It can be easily raised from seeds.