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Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin

Species

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Characteristics

A small tree. It grows about 8 m tall. The crown is open. The bark is brown and cracked. The leaves are compound. They are divided twice. The flowers are cream and in heads. The fruit is a long, flat, brown pod.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 2.1
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in bushland on red and sandy soils. It grows between 500-2,000 m above sea level. It grows in areas with a rainfall between 500-800 mm.
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Found mainly in sandy woodlands. Often found near streams, where it can reach more water.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The gum is eaten. Sections of the stem are cut, sun dried and added to soups. The leaves are used as an adulterant of tea.
Uses animal food charcoal cosmetics dye environmental use fodder food food additive fuel gum manure material medicinal ornamental poison social use tea timber wood
Edible flowers gums leaves stems
Therapeutic use Spasm (aerial part), Wound healing (bark), Edema (flower), Furunculosis (flower), Inflammation (flower), Ulcer (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Astringents (leaf), Conjunctivitis (leaf), Dandruff (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Endophthalmitis (leaf), Erysipelas (leaf), Eye drops (leaf), Ulcer (leaf), Wounds and injuries (leaf), Erysipelas (plant exudate), Inflammation (plant exudate), Ulcer (plant exudate), Vomiting (root), Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (seed), Anti-bacterial agents (seed), Anti-inflammatory agents (seed), Antineoplastic agents (seed), Astringents (seed), Diarrhea (seed), Erysipelas (seed), Gonorrhea (seed), Hemorrhoids (seed), Ulcer (seed), Diarrhea (unspecified), Erysipelas (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 15 - 40
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Albizia amara world distribution map, present in India and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:473171-1
WFO ID wfo-0001054132
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Albizia amara
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