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Albizia brevifolia
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| Synonyms: |
Albizia parvifolia Burtt Davy Albizia rogersii Burtt Davy |
| Common names: | Rock albizia (English) |
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Deciduous shrub or small to medium-sized tree. Branchlets often spine-tipped. Leaves typically as broad as they are long, with 6-10 pairs of pinnae; leaflets in up 20 pairs per pinna, oblong, bluish to blue-green; petiole with a gland about midway. Flowers in fluffy, semi-spherical heads, creamy-white. Pods up to 27 cm long, usually hairless brown, indehiscent. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | brevifolia: with short leaves |
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| Flowering time: | Oct - Nov |
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| Growth form: | T |
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Other sources of information about Albizia brevifolia:
African Plant Database: Albizia brevifoliaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Albizia brevifolia
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Albizia brevifolia
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Albizia brevifolia
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Albizia brevifolia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Albizia brevifolia
JSTOR Plant Science: Albizia brevifolia
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Albizia brevifolia
Tropicos: Albizia brevifolia
West African Plants database: Albizia brevifolia
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