Albizia retusa subsp. retusa

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Albizia retusa subsp. retusa

Description

Tree to 25 m high, d.b.h. 70 cm; Leaves: Stipules filiform, c. 1.5 mm, caducous. Inflorescence composed of pedunculate corymbs aggregated into terminal, puberulous to tomentose panicles; Flowers dimorphic. Stamens purple to pink, c. 15 mm, tube longer than the corolla tube but shorter than the corolla. Ovary 3-4 mm, glabrous, stipe 1-2 mm. Seeds brown, narrowly elliptic to narrowly ovate-elliptic in outline, biconvex, 7- 9 by 3.5-4.5 by 1.5 mm, areole 5 by 1-1.5 mm, pleurogram parallel to the margins, open towards the hilum.

Distribution

As the species.

Notes

Specimens in New Guinea may vary by narrow leaflets and small flowers [see ].