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Albizia chevalieri

Albizia chevalieri is a shrub or small tree of dry African savanna, growing up to about 7 m with an open, spreading crown. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant suited to warm, dry climates.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soils.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Albizia chevalieri is a shrub or small tree within the family Fabaceae. It is native to West Africa and parts of Central Africa and is found in drier parts of the savanna.

Where it grows

A. chevalieri is native to West and Central Africa, commonly found in the drier parts of the Sudan savannah as well as the Sahel savanna.

Other Albizia plants

West African albizzia · Belmont Siris · Albizia coriaria · Silktree · Woman's tongue · Tall albizia · Albizia · Dicotyledons · Pseudalbizzia niopoides

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia chevalieri 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.

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