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[[File:Albizia amara flowers 01.JPG|thumb|right|''Krishnasirish'', ''Albizia amara'']]
'''Albizia amara''' is a small to moderate-sized, much-branched deciduous tree. it can grow up to 15 metres tall. It has a smooth, dark green, scaly bark. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of wood and other materials.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Pods}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
The seed extract showed DNA binding activity, which has been found to be due to pithecolibine alkaloids, budmunchiamines. The leaves contain prodelphinidins, myricitrin, hyperin, quercitrin, transp-coumaric acid, cis-p-coumaric acid and trans-ferulic acid. The seeds contain echinocystic acid and taxifolin--O-beta-D xylopyranosyl-beta-D-arbinopyranoside. <ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245368 Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Albizia+amara Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.433, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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