Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia lebbekoides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark contains a toxic alkaloid[ 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. ].

Botanical Description

Albizia lebbekoides is a tree, usually growing 8 - 15 metres tall but sometimes up to 32 metres. The bole can be up to 70cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet , 701 Title Asean Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://211.114.21.20/tropicalplant/index.jsp Publisher Year ISBN Description Terse details, with photos, of many of the plants growing in the tropical forests of southeast Asia. Gives some details of plant uses along with a description of the plant and its range. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood and tannins. It is sometimes used as a shade tree.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea.

HabitatDeciduous forests in dry localities, less commonly in savannah and evergreen forests, preferring open locations, such as forest margins, road and stream sides, and forest clearings, occasionally in shaded habitats, at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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. ].