Albizia corniculata

Botanical Description

Albizia corniculata varies in habit; in open habitats it is a straggling shrub growing up to 6 metres tall, but in closed forests it often becomes a vigorous climbing plant with stems that can be up to 45 metres long and sprawl over the tops of tall trees. The branchlets are armed with recurved prickles up to 8mm long that help the plant to attach itself to other vegetation[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for its seedpods, which are used locally as a soap substitute.