Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia grandibracteata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia grandibracteata is a deciduous tree with a rounded or flat crown; it can grow 6 - 30 metres tall. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. It is cultivated as an ornamental and shade tree, and also to improve the soil[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - southern Sudan, eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, northern Tanzania.

HabitatRainforest; riverine forest; grassland; remnant of transitional (riverine) forest; Acacia woodland between large gneiss boulders; near a rivulet in open woodland; tangle near stream; often a forest pioneer; etc[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].