Fabaceae FAMILY
Albizia carbonaria
Albizia carbonaria
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Albizia carbonaria is a tree with an open, flattened, spreading crown; usually growing 4 - 15 metres tall but sometimes up to 30 metres tall. The bole can be 60cm in diameter[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The tree is a local source of wood, It is also grown to provide shade in tea and coffee plantations.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico.
HabitatMoist upland tropical forests[ 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. ].