Albizia corniculata (Lour.) Druce

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Albizia corniculata (Lour.) Druce

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 12972, Apr 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan.

  • Habitat

    over th tops of tall trees, densely wooded, river banks. moist sand gravelly soil.

  • Description

    Scandent and sprawling; stem 5 inches thick, terete, flexible, branched mostly toward the top; wood soft, porous, dingy yellowish white except the whitish outer portion, contains acrid water; odorless, bark thick; yellowish gray and sparingly cracked, smooth, or scaling in thin plates, the middle portion castaneous, the inner side sappy white; main branches long, repeatedly rebranched, provided with blunt hooks; leaves recurved; the leaflets ascending, glaucous green beneath, submembranous; inflorescence erect; green except the creamy white slightly fragrant easily wilting flowers.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04772869

    Occurrence ID: d8548802-bd71-47b7-9c93-099e6140ed3c

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar), Island of Palawan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 152 m. (499 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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tops weO*:»sft* porous. dingy yellewieh white except the
whitish outer portion, contains acrid water;** odorlessi
hark thick, ysllowlsh gray end eparingly sac cracked, smooth,
er sealing In this plates, the Middle portion eaetaneeue,
the inner side sappy white; main branchee long, rephatedly
rebranched, provided with blwnt hooko; leaves recurred; the
leaflete aeeending, glaucous grown beneath, submembrenous;
'inflorescence ersct, green except the orsasiy white slightly
fragrant sasily silking flowsrs; JPusrte irinoeea, April,
im.	ELMER’S FIELD NOTES
PUERTO PRINCESA (MT. PULQAR). PROVINCE OF
* ISLAND OF PALAWAN, APRIL,
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