Albizia CHINENSIS (Osbeck) Merr.


Synonym : Albizia stipulata (Roxb.) Boiv.
Albizia chinensis var. Chinensis
Acacia stipulacea Roxb.
Albizia
Bangla Name : Chakua Koroi, Chakka Koroi, Chakua (Chittagong), Chechra Koroi (Dhaka-Mymensingh), Taral (Dinajpur,
English Name : Chinese albizia.
Family : Mimosaceae
Disease : scabies,skin diseases,
Description : A large deciduous tree with tall cylindrical bole and spreading crown. Leaves abruptly 2-pinnate, pinnae 12-40, leaflets 40-80, stipules and bracts persistent. Flowers small, yellowish, in small panicled heads. Pods thin, 12.5-15.2 cm long, pale brown.
Distribution : Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Dinajpur, also in tea gardens as shade tree.
Chemical Constituents :
Uses : An infusion of the bark is used as a lotion for cuts, scabies and other skin diseases. Aquous extract of the bark cause uterine constriction. EtOH(50%) extract of aerial parts is spasmogenic and diuretic (Asolkar et al., 1992).
Habit : Tree