Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia malacophylla

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia malacophylla is a deciduous tree growing up to 15 metres tall[ 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 as a medicine and source of gum and wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Senegal to Uganda.

HabitatWooded savannah and dry forest[ 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. ]. Wooded grassland; riverine forest; hillsides with Combretum collinum in tall grass savannah; wooded savannah on fine gravel; gravelly sand; at elevations from 550 - 2,200 metres[ 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. ].