Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia welwitschii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia welwitschii is a deciduous shrub, or large tree growing 20 - 25 metres tall with ascending branches and a flat crown[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Guinea to Nigeria.

HabitatDeciduous forest and jungle[ 332 Title The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. Publication Author Burkil. H. M. Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. Year 1985 - 2004 ISBN Description Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/ ].