Bitterroot Restoration

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae

Common name: Shirish, Koroi(Beng.); Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood, Koko, Woman's tongues Tree,Parrot tree(Eng.).
Edible Parts: Wood
Life cycle: Perennial
Native Range: Native to tropical southern Asia, and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions.

Albizia lebbeck is a moderate to large deciduous tree that reaches 30 m in height in rain forests. The latter name is a play on the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods. Being one of the most widespread and common species of Albizia worldwide, it is often simply called "siris" though this name may refer to any locally common member of the genus.

Albizia lebbeck is used as an astringent, to treat boils, cough, to treat the eye, flu, gingivitis, lung problems, pectoral problems, is used as a tonic, and is used to treat abdominal tumors. The bark is used medicinally to treat inflammation. Albizia lebbeck is also psychoactive.