Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
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Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Sandringham Drive, Alexandra Park
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Synonyms:
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Mimosa lebbeck L.
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Common names:
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Lebbeck (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Cultivated |
Description:
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Small to medium tree. Leaves: pinnae in 2-4 pairs; leaflets in 3-11 pairs, 1.5-5 × 1.2.5 cm, oblong to elliptic-oblong, the terminal more obovate, glabrous above and subglabrous beneath, concolorous. Filaments of stamens greenish-yellow in the upper part, white below, lacking any red colouration. Hairs on calyx grey to whitish, not rusty. Pods pale straw-coloured, glabrous and glossy, marked with bumps; dehiscent, though sometimes not until fallen from the tree. |
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Flowering time: | Nov |
Worldwide distribution:
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Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar. |
Mozambique distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Literature:
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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. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 118 - 119.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 227. (Includes a picture).
Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 94.
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-23
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2023).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Albizia lebbeck. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=184690, retrieved 22 March 2023
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