Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight

West african albizzia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Albizia

Characteristics

Tree to 20 m high, crown typically flattened and spreading. Bark grey to yellowish-brown, smooth or rough; young branchlets densely and rather coarsely and persistently rusty-to fulvous-pubescent, indumentum sometimes becoming grey with age. Leaves rusty-to fulvous-pubescent, indumentum sometimes becoming grey with age: petiole 2.4-7 cm long, a large raised gland usually situated immediately above or a short distance above the pulvinus; rhachis (3)5.5-14 cm long, a small rounded gland usually present at or just below the junction of the top pinna pair; pinnae 4-8 pairs; rhachillae (2)3-10 cm long; leaflets (4)6-15 pairs, 7-20 x 4-8(11) mm (in our area), obliquely rhombic-quadrate or-oblong, proximal margin usually ± rounded into the pulvinule basally and not auriculate, midrib diagonal, usually obtuse and mucronate apically, sometimes subacute, upper surface dark green and thinly pubescent, lower surface paler, usually ± appressed-pubescent throughout but especially on midrib and margins. Stipules and bracts at base of peduncles 5-12 x 3-8(11) mm, ovate. Inflorescences globose; peduncles 2.5-4.5(6) cm long, densely rusty-to fulvous-pubescent. Flowers whitish, on pedicels 0.5-1 mm long; bracteoles 5-8 mm long, linear-spathulate to oblanceolate, exceeding the flower-buds, variably persistent and sometimes deciduous before the flowers open. Calyx 2.5-5 mm long, fulvo-pubescent. Corolla 6-10 mm long, pubescent, tube 5-8 mm long, lobes 2-3 mm long. Stamens 2-3.2 cm long, united into a narrow tube for most of their length, tube exserted beyond the corolla for 1.3-2.5 cm. Ovary ±2.5 mm long, glabrous, subsessile. Pods pale brown, (7.5)9-19 x 1.9-3.4 cm (in our area), oblong, valves thin textured, densely and persistently pubescent, not glossy, umbonate over the seeds, prominently venose, margins thickened, longitudinally dehiscent. Seeds 7-9.5 x 6.5-8.5 mm, flattened.
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Tree 4–30 m. high; crown flattened; bark grey to yellowish-brown and rough (rarely smooth in our area).. Young branchlets densely, rather coarsely and persistently rusty-to fulvous-pubescent.. Leaves: pinnae 5–8 pairs (rarely only 3 on occasional reduced leaves), each pinna more or less narrowing upwards; leaflets of 2 distal pairs of pinnae 9–17 pairs, obliquely rhombic-quadrate or-oblong, mostly about 7–17(–20) mm. long and 4–9(–11) mm. wide; proximal margin at base usually more or less rounded into the pulvinus but not auriculate; apex of leaflet usually obtuse and mucronate, sometimes subacute, surface of leaflet thinly pubescent above, rather plentifully pubescent all over beneath, raised venation beneath close.. Stipules and bracts at base of peduncles ovate, about 5–12 mm. long and 3–6(–8) mm. wide.. Peduncles clothed as the young branchlets; bracteoles variably persistent, linear-spathulate to oblanceolate, 5–8 mm. long, exceeding the flower-buds.. Flowers subsessile; pedicels pubescent, 0.5–1 mm. long.. Calyx 2.5–4 (rarely only 2) mm. long, pubescent outside.. Corolla 6–11 mm. long, pubescent outside, white or greenish-white.. Staminal tube exserted about 1.3–2 cm. beyond corolla, red to wholly greenish or pink.. Pod oblong, flat or slightly transversely plicate, 9–19 cm. long, 1.9–3.2 (–? 4) cm. wide, more or less densely and persistently pubescent, not glossy, prominently venose, usually pale brown.. Seeds 7–9.5 mm. long, 6.5–8.5 mm. wide, flattened.. Figs. 21/6–9, p. 159, & 22/2, p. 163.
Leaves: pinnae 5-8 pairs (rarely only 3 on occasional reduced leaves), each pinna ± narrowing upwards; leaflets of 2 distal pairs of pinnae (8)9-17 pairs, mostly c. 7-17(24) x 4-9(15) mm., obliquely rhombic-quadrate or-oblong; proximal margin at base usually ± rounded into the pulvinus but not auriculate; apex of leaflet usually obtuse and mucronate, sometimes subacute, surface of leaflet thinly pubescent above, rather plentifully pubescent all over beneath, raised venation beneath close.
A very large tree. It grows to 40 m high. It is often smaller. It has a flat crown. The bark is grey to yellow-brown. The leaves are compound. They have 4-7 pairs of leaf stalks and each one has 6-12 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets have a rectangular shape. They are 2 cm long by 0.5-0.8 cm wide. They are dark green with yellow hairs below. The flowers are half round heads. There are few flowers in a head so it is lax. The fruit is a brown flattened pod. These are 12.5 cm long.
Tree (2·5)4-30 m. high; crown flattened; bark grey to yellowish-brown and rough (rarely smooth in our area); young branchlets densely rather coarsely and persistently rusty-to fulvous-pubescent; pubescence sometimes becoming grey as the branchlet ages.
Tree, up to 20 m high. Young branchlets densely and persistently rusty-to fulvous-pubescent. Leaflets 4-8 (-11) mm wide, obliquely rhombic-quadrate or-oblong, midrib diagonal. Flowers white.
Pod dehiscent, 9-19 x 1·9-3·4(4·3) cm., usually pale brown, oblong, flat or slightly transversely plicate, ± densely and persistently pubescent, not glossy, prominently venose.
Peduncles clothed as the young branchlets; bracteoles variably persistent, 5-8 mm. long, exceeding the flower-buds, linear-spathulate to oblanceolate.
Staminal tube exserted c. 1·3-2.5 cm. beyond the corolla, red to wholly greenish or pink.
Stipules and bracts at base of peduncles c. 5-12 x 3-6(8) mm., ovate.
Corolla 6-11 mm. long, white or greenish-white, pubescent outside.
Flowers subsessile; pedicels pubescent, 0·5-1(2) mm. long.
Calyx 2·5-5 (rarely only 2) mm. long, pubescent outside.
A tree, to 120 ft. high, mainly in regrowth forest
Flowers greenish-white with reddish staminal tube.
Seeds 7-9·5 x 6·5-8·5 mm., flattened.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 20.0 - 30.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A wide range of habitats from high-rainfall forest to seasonally dry forest and wooded savannah. Mainly in moister semideciduous forest; growing in secondary forest, forest edges, roadsides and abandoned farmland, at elevations to 2,000 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It occurs naturally in tropical Africa. It grows on the edges of forests and in ravines. It grows in woodland savannah and palm groves. It suits hardiness zones 9-12.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 6-9
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The seeds are used for making a sauce. The leaves are cut and cooked than eaten. They are also used to make a relish.
Uses animal food charcoal environmental use fodder food fuel gene source gum material medicinal shade social use wood
Edible leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. Seeds are hard to collect as the pod splits open when ripe and scatters the seeds. Self sown seedlings can be collected and re-planted.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) 22 - 28
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Albizia adianthifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Albizia adianthifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Benin, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Thailand, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Albizia adianthifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473166-1
WFO ID wfo-0000179990
COL ID BG3H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Albizia adianthifolia Inga sassa Acacia myrrhifera Albizia chirindensis Inga fastigiata Zygia fastigiata Feuilleea sassa Albizia sassa Albizia fastigiata Mimosa adianthifolia Mimosa sassa Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia Zygia sassa

Lower taxons

Albizia adianthifolia var. intermedia