Albizia coriaria
Albizia coriaria
Safety & Hazards
The wood dust may cause irritation to the nose and throat of sawmill workers[ 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. ].
Botanical Description
Albizia coriaria is a deciduous tree with a heavily branched, spreading, dome-shaped crown. It usually grows up to 35 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 22 metres and up to 100cm in diameter. It is usually unbuttressed, but can have small, thick buttresses up to 1.5 metres high[ 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 for its timber, which is used locally and also exported, and also for local medicinal use. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental shade tree and roadside tree, valued especially for its bright green splashes of new foliage growth and showy flowers[ 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. , 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].