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Specimen : Wild trees

Habitats : Open slopes, dry grasslands and near waterways

Local name : Akleng-parang, Payhud

Botanical name : Albizia procera

Family : Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

Specimen height : 8-16 meters

Fruiting season : Rainy season

Traits : Deciduous; Drought tolerant; Fast-growing; Low to medium altitude tree; Nitrogen-fixing; Small to medium-sized tree; Tolerant of infertile soils

Recommendations : Fallow improvement; Light shade for crops; Living fence; Living trellis; Pioneer species for reforestation purpose; Riparian management; Timber plantation

Used for : Timber for furnitures, veneer, agricultural implements and carving, also for interior works, posts and general constructions; Fodder tree (mixed with other species); Fuelwood and charcoal

Native range : India, Southern China, Southeast Asia (including the Philippines), New Guinea and Australia

National conservation status : Not threatened in the Philippines

Threats : Cutting of wild trees for fuelwood and charcoal production; Clearing of woodlands for agricultural, commercial or residential use

Further readings :

E-Prosea http://www.proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php?frt=&id=2987

Philippine Woods : Principal Uses, Distribution & Equivalent Woods in Asia Pacific (A. Ella, A. Tongacan, R. Escobin & F. Pitargue)

Revised Lexicon of Philippine Trees (J. Rojo) (705)

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