kokko, koko (the timber)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
East Indian acacia; ‘woman’s tongue’ acacia., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
bois noir; langue de femme (‘woman’s tongue’, Berhaut); acacia langue de femme (Kerharo & Adam)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
eshẹgeshẹge = rattling (JMD; KO&S) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
Flora
Entry for ALBIZIA lebbeck (L.) Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin (Acacia by M. Thulin, A. S. Hassan & B. T. Styles) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Tree; bark grey, rough; young branchlets puberulous. Leaves: pinnae (1–)2–4(–5) pairs; leaflets 3–11 pairs, oblong or elliptic-oblong, 15–48(–65) x (6–)8–24(–33) mm, rounded at apex, mostly glabrous above and subglabrous or puberulous beneath. Flowers on pedicels 1.5–4.5(–7.5) mm long. Calyx (2.5–)3.5–5 mm long, puberulous. Corolla 5.5–9 mm long, glabrous except for puberulence on outside of lobes. Staminal tube not or scarcely exserted beyond corolla; filaments 1.5–3 cm long, pale green or greenish-yellow in upper part, white below. Pod oblong, (12–)15–33 x (2.4–)2.9–5.5(–6) cm, glabrous except near base, coriaceous, veined, pale straw-coloured. Seeds 7–11.5 x 7–9 mm.
Range
Planted in streets and gardens at least in S2, and becoming naturalised probably native in tropical Asia.
