Albizia chevalieri
Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia chevalieri

Albizia chevalieri

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia chevalieri is a deciduous shrub or tree with a much branched, spreading crown and branches that often droop. It usually grows from 1.5 - 6 metres tall, occasionally to 12 metres. The bole can be 10 - 30cm in diameter, often branched from near the base[ 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. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeWest tropical Africa - sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to southern Chad.
HabitatDrier savannah regions; sandy soil; clayey-humid sand; alluvial terraces; swampy ground; rocky outcrops; clayey-sandy soil; sometimes in small clumps[ 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. ].