Albizia schimperiana (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007)
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| Albizia schimperiana (Bekele-Tesemma, 2007) |
Albizia schimperiana, Fabaceae, indigenous
habit
flowers, leaf
Common names
- English: Large-podded albizia
- Amargna: Sassa, Imasa, Sembaru
- Oromugna: Ambabessa, Mukarba, Muka arta, Sasa, Vungo, Shimoro, Gorbe, Karchafe
Ecology
A dominant tree in the upper canopy of wet lowland or lower highland forests in Moist and Wet Weyna Dega agroclimatic zones of most regions, 1400–2000 m.
Uses
Firewood, charcoal, timber (joinery, plywood, matchboxes and construction), medicine (infusion of the roots), fodder (leaves and pods), bee forage, shade, nitrogen fixation, soil conservation.
Description
A large semi-deciduous tree that grows to 25 m or more, the crown more rounded than flat.
- BARK: Smooth grey or rough brown.
- LEAVES: Compound, on a stalk about 25 cm long, generally hairy and paler below, shiny dark green above, one leaflet less than 2 cm long, 4–7 pairs of pinnae, the leaflets varying in shape but the midrib a diagonal and the tips rounded.
- FLOWERS: Very many, white, in round heads.
- FRUIT: Large clusters of dull brown pods, hang on the tree for a long time. Each pod about 25 cm long by 3.5 cm across (maximum 34 x 6 cm), the edge thickened. Seeds released when the pods break open.
Propagation
Seedlings, wildings.
Seed
- Treatment: Not necessary.
- Storage: Can be stored but is susceptible to insect attack.
Management
Coppicing, pruning or lopping of branches to reduce shade.
Remarks
Pods persist for a long time on the tree where they may split open to release the seed.
