Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia niopoides

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia niopoides is a deciduous tree with an open, wide-spreading, umbrella-shaped crown; it can grow 10 - 35 metres tall. The bole is often short, it is usually 40 - 60cm in diameter, though one old specimen has been measured at 240cm in diameter[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. , 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. , 731 Title A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. Vol. 65(2): 255-305 Author Rico Arce M. De L.; Gale S.L.; Maxted N. Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid; Madrid. Year 2008 ISBN 0211-1322 Description A comprehensive treatment of the 12 species of Albizia found in Central America. ]. The tree yields a low quality timber which is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use. Fast growing, it can be used in soil stabilization and reforestation projects, and is also grown in plantations to provide shade and organic matter. A very beautiful tree, it is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental in parks etc[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. , 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Costa Rica to Mexico; Caribbean.

HabitatSemideciduous forests, where it is found in both dense primary formations and in secondary growth[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. Dry tropical forests at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. ]. Occasionally found on coastal sands[ 731 Title A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America Publication Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. Vol. 65(2): 255-305 Author Rico Arce M. De L.; Gale S.L.; Maxted N. Publisher Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid; Madrid. Year 2008 ISBN 0211-1322 Description A comprehensive treatment of the 12 species of Albizia found in Central America. ].