Albizia altissima Hook.F.

A tree. It can grow to 35 m tall. The trunk is often short and bent. It is 80 cm across. The bark is dull grey ad scaly. The crown is open. The leaves are alternate and compound. They are twice divided with 4 to 8 pairs of leaflets. The flowers are in a round head in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a long narrow pod. It is 10-28 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. It is usually curved or twisted. There can be 20 seeds. The seeds are 6-9 mm long.

Usually found in riverine forest and freshwater swamp forest, but can also be found in secondary forest, at elevations up to 1,000 metres.

Fermented seeds are used as a flavouring in soup.

Plants are grown from seed. Seeds germinate in about 6-30 days. Plants grow better if inoculated with the correct bacteria (Bradyrhizobium). This could usually be collected from the nodules on the roots of a plant growing well.