Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
Albizia procera
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Photo: Adam Selby
Near Banket, Zimbabwe.
Photo: Adam Selby
Near Banket, Zimbabwe.
Photo: Adam Selby
Near Banket, Zimbabwe.
Photo: Adam Selby
Near Banket, Zimbabwe.
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| Synonyms: |
Feuilleea procera (Roxb.) Kuntze Mimosa procera Roxb. |
| Common names: | White siris (English) |
| Description: | Tree to 12 m. Young branches glabrous or subglabrous. Leaves: pinnae in 2-4 pairs; leaflets with 5-11 pairs per pinna, 1.5-6 cm, asymmetrically oblong to elliptic, appressed-hairy. Flowers sessile, whitish in globose heads; stamen filaments up to 1.5 cm. Pods 8-16 × 1.5-2 cm, glossy, reddish-brown, dehiscent, the raised portions over the seeds resembling rivets. |
| Notes: | Well naturalised in two moist low-lying areas in division E, namely the Honde Valley and the Tanganda River valley. Also known as a cultivated tree on farms in the Banket area of northern Zimbabwe. |
| Derivation of specific name: | procera: very tall. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical and subtropical Asia as far as Australia. |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| 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. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 215. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 240. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 45. |
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