459 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons

► Subclass Rosidae

► Order Fabales

► Family Fabaceae [= Leguminosae] - Pea family

► Family (Alt) Mimosaceae

► Subfamily Mimosoideae

► Tribe Ingeae

► Genus Albizia Durazz. - Albizia

Synonyms

(=) Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.

Albizzia lebbeck

≡ Mimosa lebbeck (basinom) L.

(=) Mimosa sirissa Roxb.

Common names

East Indian-walnut (English)

False powder puff (English)

Frywood (English)

Indian siris (English)

Koko (English)

Lebbeck-tree (English)

Lebbek (English)

Monkey pod (English)

Raintree (English)

Saman (English)

Siristree (English)

Woman's tongue tree (English)

Arbre à soie (French)

Soie (Arbre à) (French)

 

Альбиция леббек (Russian)

 

Saras (India (Hindi))

Siris (India (Hindi))

Shireesha (India (Sanskrit))

Sirida (India (Tamil))

Vaagai (India (Tamil))

 

Lebbekboom (Afrikaans)

 

Coração-de-negro (Brazil (Portuguese))

Ébano-oriental (Brazil (Portuguese))

Língua-de-mulher (Brazil (Portuguese))

Língua-de-sogra (Brazil (Portuguese))

Description

Very fragrant medium-sized tassel-like head composed of numerous long cream white stamens with yellow green tips; borne in axillary clusters. A large spreading deciduous tree.