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Albizia acle is a medium-sized deciduous timber tree from Southeast Asia, grown for its strong, fine-textured wood used in construction and furniture. It is shade-intolerant and grows slowly, so it needs open, sunny sites and a long time to mature.
Albizia acle is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is commonly known as akle, acle, or East Indian walnut, is a medium-sized tree grown for its strong wood used mainly in the construction of houses and furnitures.
Akle is widely distributed in the Philippines. It is found in Albay, Bataan, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Capiz, Cebu, Davao, Ilocos Norte, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Negros Oriental, Nueva Ecija, Surigao, Tarlac and Zambales.
Akle is one of the most widely used Philippine woods. It is one of the best cabinet timbers of the country on account of its warm-brown color, fine texture and lasting qualities. It is also used for house construction, naval constructions, furniture, sculptures and musical instruments.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia acle by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
