Albizia coriaria
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15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Medium-size tree in woodland;
Lake Mweru, Manunga; Oct 1980.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Medium-size tree in woodland;
Lake Mweru, Manunga; Oct 1980.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaf upper side from 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Leaf lower side from 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
Pods of a 15m tall tree at margin of riverine forest above falls;
Lumangwe falls; Sep 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Tree 6-36 m. high; crown spreading, flat; bark rough, dark; young branchlets puberulous. Leaf with 3-6 pairs of pinnae, with leaflets in 6-11 pairs, discolorous, the undersides paler. Flowers: white, stamens red above, white below. Pod dehiscent. |
| Type location: |
Angola |
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| Habitat: | Riverine forest margin; fall grass woodland. |
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| Flowering time: | Sep - Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Ivory Coast and (Southern?) Sudan to Tanzania and NE Zambia. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20. Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Page 116. Meerts, P. & Hasson, M. (2016). Arbres et arbustes du Haut-Katanga Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Page 349. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 113. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Albizia coriaria
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Albizia coriariaAfrican Plant Database: Albizia coriaria
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Albizia coriaria
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Wikipedia: Albizia coriaria