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Osodendron altissimum

Albizia altissima

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture

About

Osodendron altissimum, formerly known as Albizia altissima, is a low branching tree within the Fabaceae family, it grows along river banks in the Lower and Upper Guinean and Congolian forests of west and central Africa.

Where it grows

A riparian species, it commonly occurs in the freshwater swamp forest of Tropical West and Central Africa, and southwards towards Zambia and Mozambique. It also occurs in secondary forest zones.

Uses

Bark extracts used to treat tooth and stomach ache in parts of Nigeria, fermented seed used as condiment. Leave decoction used to treat cold while some other plant extracts are used as a topical treatment of sores.. Wood used for local construction work and as a material used to make tool handles.

Other Albizia plants

Albizia acle · West African albizzia · Krishna Siris · Pseudalbizzia buntingii · Belmont Siris · Albizia carrii · Albizia chevalieri · Chinese albizia · Albizia coriaria · Albizia elegans · Albizia · Lowveld False Thorn

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Osodendron altissimum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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