Albizia malacophylla (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)

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Bekele-Tesemma, Useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia, 2007 Albizia malacophylla (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)

Albizia schimperiana →

Albizia malacophylla var. ugadensis, Fabaceae, indigenous

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Common names

• Tigrigna: Chigoro, Hamaseran, Nfasha, Nfasia

Ecology

Found in wooded grasslands and riverine forests of Moist Bereha, Dry, Moist and Wet Kolla and Weyna Dega agroclimatic zones in Wellega, Gambella, Ilubabor, Gonder and Gojam, 500—2,200 m.

Uses

Firewood, fodder (leaves), bee forage, shade, ornamental, nitrogen fixation, soil conservation, soil improvement.

Description

A tree that grows to a height of up to 15 m.

• BARK: Rough, young branchlets pubescent, densely grey to pale brown.
• LEAVES: pinnae, 2-8 pairs, leaflets 3 – 9 pairs, (-12), oblong elliptic in shape, mostly more than 15 x 10 mm, pubescent above, sparsely to densely pubescent below, apex rounded to slightly emarginated.
• FLOWERS: Sessile or on pedicels up to 0.75 mm long; calyx 3 –5 mm long, more or less densely and shortly pubescent outside; corolla 5 – 7 mm long, pubescent; staminal tube not or rarely protruding beyond corolla; filaments white, about 2 – 2.5 cm long.
• FRUIT: in pods, oblong 10 – 21 x 2 – 4 cm, sub-glabrous, brown; seeds about 7 x 9 mm.

Propagation

Seedlings and wildings.

Seed

Treatment: Immerse in hot water, allow to cool and soak for 12 hours. Storage: Stores well but susceptible to insect attack.

Management

Pollarding, lopping