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Albizia adianthifolia
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Photo: Bart Wursten
By the main Beira road between Gondola and Chimoio, Mozambique
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
At the horse riding school behind former textafrica piggery, Chimoio town
Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
At the horse riding school behind former textafrica piggery, Chimoio town
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| Synonyms: |
Albizia chirindensis (Swynn. ex Baker f.) Swynn. ex Steedman |
| Common names: | Rough-barked flat-top (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large flat-crowned tree. Bark grey, usually rough with shallow squares, like scales; young branches densely covered in rusty-brown hairs. Stipules ovate, c. 5-12 × 3-8 mm. Leaves bipinnate with 5-8 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in 9-17 pairs per pinna, oblong to almost rectangular with the midrib diagonally across, rounded and lacking a "heel", dark green above, densely pubescent all over the surface beneath; rhachis and petiole hairy with a gland at the base. Flowers in semi-spherical heads, creamy-white; staminal tube greenish (rarely pink or red), exserted up to 2.5 cm beyond the corolla. Pod dehiscent, pale brown, oblong, not glossy, densely and persistently pubescent. The pods take more than 9 months to mature. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | adianthifolia: leaves like a Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum sp.) |
| Habitat: | In forest and woodland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa, as far south as KwaZulu- Natal. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | T |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Charaxes cithaeron cithaeron (Blue-spotted charaxes) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 26 February 2011 |
| Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 20. Brenan, J.P.M. (1952). The Albizzia gummifera complex Kew Bulletin 7(4) Pages 520 - 528. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Albizia adianthifolia:
African Plant Database: Albizia adianthifoliaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Albizia adianthifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Albizia adianthifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Albizia adianthifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Albizia adianthifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Albizia adianthifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Albizia adianthifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Albizia adianthifolia
Tropicos: Albizia adianthifolia
West African Plants database: Albizia adianthifolia
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