Albizia Lebbeck “Lebbek tree or Frywood”

Albizia Lebbeck

Albizia lebbeck is a medium to large tree, of multi-stemmed widely spreading habit (to 30 m diameter) when grown in the open, but capable of good log form in plantation.

Height to 20 m. Bark rough, grey; inner bark reddish. Leaves bipinnate, rachis 70-90 mm, rachillae 1-5 pairs, 50-70 mm.

Leaflets 3-11 pairs, oblong to elliptic-oblong, asymmetrical, 15-65 mm x 5-35 mm, glabrous, entire, initially bright green and folding at night, maturing to a duller glaucous green and fixed rachis.

Fully but briefly deciduous in the dry season.

Inflorescence an axillary cluster of 15-40 pedicellate flowers. Peduncle to 100 mm, pedicel 1.5-5 mm, corolla inconspicuous, free filaments numerous, 15-30 mm. Entire inflorescence, fluffy, 60 mm diameter, yellow-green with distinctive pleasant fragrance.

Pod flat oblong 120-350 mm x 30-60 mm, stiff-papery when ripe, swollen over seeds, dehiscent.

Seeds 3-12 per pod, brown, flattened, 7 x 1.5 mm. Deliverable

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