Derivation of specific name
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amara: bitter; sericocephala: with silky heads
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125580
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Usually a small to medium-sized unarmed tree, sometimes shrubby. Leaves compound with 15-35 pairs of pinnae, each with many minute leaflets. Flowers in "shaving-brush" heads, white or pale yellow. Pods linear-oblong, purplish when young with a distinct green margin, turning dark brown with age.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125580
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Common
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125580
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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From Sudan and Eritrea southwards to Botswana and S Africa
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin
subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125580
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
