Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 47, 14 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4793273

    Occurrence ID: c517472f-3809-4d6b-9e25-75b876e43362

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 47	MIMOSACEAE
Albizia zvgia
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38,N, 1°17*W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Tree, 25m tall. Always buttressed. Bole
round, straight. Very hard wood. Very
brittle, smooth, brown to gray bark; spots
from flaking when old. Slash orange or
reddish-brown. Bipinnate leaves; leaflets
3-6 opposite pairs, terminal pair largest,
narrowly elliptic. Few hairs.
S. Kisseadoo	14	Nov	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04793273