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Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia aylmeri

Albizia aylmeri

Edibility
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Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

The wood dust may cause irritation to the nose and throats of sawmill workers[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Albizia aylmeri is a tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole, which is often slightly twisted, can be up to 80cm in diameter[ 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. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. Albizia aylmeri has a restricted area of distribution and may be threatened by genetic erosion. It was classified as 'Endangered' in pre-1994 IUCN Red Lists, but has not been evaluated since then and is too poorly known to establish its conservation status[ 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 - Sudan.
HabitatWooded savannah[ 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. ]. Near rocky hills by streams in tall grass savannah[ 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. ].