Forest siris
Albizia procera, Fam. Mimosaceae
Moderately tall tree with smooth pale cream-grey bark and semi-deciduous. The timber is termite resistant and useful for furniture, carving and boat construction. It is useful as a shade tree and for revegetating in poor soils, due to its ability to fix nitrogen.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Large Tree |
| Family: | Mimosaceae |
| Leaf: | Compound Alternate Alternate, bipinnate leaves, a large gland is present near primary leaf base axis, up to five pairs of secondary leaf axis, widely spaced oblong leaflets, 35 x 20mm, primary axis can reach up to 50cm and secondary axis up to 20cm long. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow, Cream, Green |
| Flower description: | Green, white cream or pale yellow, fluffy flowers with numerous stamens borne in terminal clusters. September to October. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | Dry |
| Fruit description: | Brown, thin, papery seed pods, 250 x 25mm. Pod contains 6-12 light brown seeds. |
| Habitat: | Open forest, Vine thicket, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | A hardy shade tree. Propagate from treated seed or cuttings. |
| Information sources: | Atlas of Living Australia (2022) Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth., Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics., Society for Growing Australian Plants. Mackay Branch. (1989). One hundred and one trees of Mackay. |
