Ghoralanjia
Albizia chinensis
Outdoor Plants Difficulty: Easy Air purifying
📖 About this plant
Albizia chinensis (Chinese albizia or ‘Ghoralanjia’ in Odia, also called Kokko) is a large deciduous tree of the Mimosaceae family. The tree bears bipinnate leaves and clusters of white-pink powder-puff flowers in summer. Wood is moderately hard and used for furniture, plywood, and construction. Leaves are valuable livestock fodder. The tree fixes nitrogen and is extensively planted in agroforestry and for shade in tea and coffee plantations.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun
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Water
Regular; drought-tolerant once established
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Humidity
Moderate
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Temperature
15-38°C
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Soil
Well-draining loam
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Fertilizer
Low — fixes nitrogen
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
घोरालांजिया
BN
Bengali
ঘোরালাংজিয়া
MR
Marathi
घोरालांजिया
TE
Telugu
ఘోరాలాంజియా
TA
Tamil
கோரலாஞ்சியா
GU
Gujarati
ઘોરાલાંજિયા
UR
Urdu
غورالانجیا
KN
Kannada
ಘೋರಾಲಾಂಜಿಯಾ
OR
Odia
ଘୋରାଲାଂଜିଆ
ML
Malayalam
ഘോരാലാഞ്ചിയ
PA
Punjabi
ਘੋਰਾਲਾਂਜਿਆ
AS
Assamese
ঘোৰালাংজিয়া
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- India, Southeast Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 15-25 m
- 📐 Spread
- 8-12 m
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer (white-pink powder-puff flowers)
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White-pink
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Deciduous bipinnate dark green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- 40+ years
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic
- 🌱 Propagation
- Seeds
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic
Common issues
- Leaf spot
- stem borer
- termite
💡 Care tips
- Plant in full sun.
- Fast-growing agroforestry tree.
- Tolerates poor soils.
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