Fabaceae FAMILY

Albizia schimperiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Albizia schimperiana is a deciduous tree with a flattened or rounded, often umbrella-shaped crown; usually growing up to 30 metres tall but occasionally to 35 metres. The straight, cylindrical bole often branches from low down; it can be up to 70cm in diameter[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild, mainly for local use as a medicine and source of wood, soap and dyes. The wood is sometimes traded internationally[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, east DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe.

HabitatUpland forest and evergreen bushland, at elevations from 900 - 2,600 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. It may be the dominant species in the upper canopy in southern Sudan and Ethiopia[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].