[2] Albizia amara is a mid-sized, deciduous tree which resembles acacia without the thorns.

[3] The flowers are whitish-yellow powder puffs with long stamens and golden pollen.

[2] Albizia amara and Hardwickia binata are the dominant canopy trees in the Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests ecoregion of India.

[5] It is also found in the Anamalai, Palani and Cardamom hills of Western Ghats and the Godavari area, the Javadi Hills of Eastern Ghats in South India.

[9] In colonial times, in India, its "plentiful" wood was extensively used as railway fuel.