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Albizia gummifera (Red Nongo)

Synonyms: Albizia ealaensis; Albizia laevicorticata; Sassa gummifera (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Albizia gummifera is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family, native to sub-saharan Africa and Madagascar, and naturalized inBrazil. It is also known as peacock flower.
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Infraspecies

Albizia gummifera var. ealaensis
Albizia gummifera var. ealensis
Albizia gummifera var. gummifera

Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  640 lbf (290 kgf) Soft
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Specific Gravity [3]  0.534
Structure [1]  Tree

Predators

Microcebus ravelobensis (Golden-brown Mouse Lemur)[4]
Nectarinia purpureiventris (Purple-breasted Sunbird)[5]
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (Brown-headed Parrot)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3Chave J, Coomes D, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Swenson NG, Zanne AE (2009) Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Ecology Letters 12: 351-366. Zanne AE, Lopez-Gonzalez G, Coomes DA, Ilic J, Jansen S, Lewis SL, Miller RB, Swenson NG, Wiemann MC, Chave J (2009) Data from: Towards a worldwide wood economics spectrum. Dryad Digital Repository.
♦ 4Feeding Ecology of Sympatric Mouse Lemur Species in Northwestern Madagascar, Ute Radespiel, Wiebke Reimann, Malalatiana Rahelinirina, and Elke Zimmermann, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 27, No. 1, February 2006, pp. 311-321
♦ 5del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0