Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia leucocalyx

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia leucocalyx is a tree with a rounded crown; usually growing 20 - 30 metres tall but with reports of trees up to 60 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. The habitat of this species is becoming restricted to river banks and pastures due to the reduction in tropical evergreen forest; the amount of large size individuals is decreasing in the field; due to the restricted current distribution and the threats to its reduced environment, a conservation status of 'Vulnerable' is suggested[ 731 Title A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. Vol. 65(2): 255-305 Author Rico Arce M. De L.; Gale S.L.; Maxted N. Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid; Madrid. Year 2008 ISBN 0211-1322 Description A comprehensive treatment of the 12 species of Albizia found in Central America. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - Belize, Guatemala and southern Mexico.

HabitatTropical evergreen forest, often on river banks and in pastures, at elevations from 20 - 900 metres, occasionally to 1,760 metres[ 731 Title A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. Vol. 65(2): 255-305 Author Rico Arce M. De L.; Gale S.L.; Maxted N. Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid; Madrid. Year 2008 ISBN 0211-1322 Description A comprehensive treatment of the 12 species of Albizia found in Central America. ].