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| BRIEF DESCRIPTION A medium sized deciduous tree with a short crooked bole and a open crown. It is typically 7-15 m tall but can reach a height of 30 m and a trunk diameter of 35-70 cm. USES The wood can be used for house construction, as cabinet and furniture timber, and for fuel and charcoal. The tree is often used as a nurse tree in tea, coffee and cacao plantations. It can be used as a fire-break and for rehabilitaion of seasonally dry, eroded and degraded soils. The bark is a source of tannin. KILLING T Frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Moderately fast-growing perennial. It will stand a dry season of up to 6-7 months. COMMON NAMES White siris, Safed siris, Forest siris, Brown albizia, Gurar, Koroi, Bellati, Kinhai, Konda vagai, Chigara, Sit, Akleng-parang, Karael, Karal, Kalai, Daan, Achaan, Adaan, Daan, Kaluminga, Upinpit, Kadael-laloang, Darel-lauak, Adaan-bagis, Akleng-lalaki, Anapla, Aninalpa, Anon, Alalangad, Hinlalangad, Kulatinga, Saliwalai, Bagarilao, Matang-ulang, Tagolo, Bililauan, Bilauan, Bilidaoan, Birirauan, Kabog, Karayakai, Kasai sa bukid, Paihod, Lagil, Weru. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Mimosa elata. White siris is common in southern, southeastern Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It can be found at elevations up to 1200 m. It often occurs in open secondary forests. Young trees can withstand light shade, but mature trees are light demanding. It is nitrogen-fixing. On some sites it may become a weed. | Sources |
| SOURCES (Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.) Troup R 1921 pp 476-479 [TEXT, DRA, TEMP, RAIN, LIG, USE] National RC 1979 pp 179 Hensleigh T 1988 pp 19-22 [DEP, DRA, PH, TEMP, RAIN, USE] Zabala N 1990 pp 9-11 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, DEP, FER, LIG, USE] Turnbull J 1986 pp 218-219 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, PH, DEP, DRA, FER, USE, LIMIT] |