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Derivation of specific name

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harveyi: named after William Harvey (1811-1866), Irish botanist in South Africa
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia harveyi E. Fourn. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125670
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Description

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Slender, deciduous, small tree. Bark greyish-brown, rough and furrowed; young branchlets velvety. Leaves with 6-20 pairs of pinnae; rhachis ending in a small hook; leaflets in 12-24 pairs per pinna, slightly sickle-shaped, pointed at the apex, obovate to almost circular; petiole hairy with a gland above the middle. Flowers in fluffy, semi-spherical heads, creamy-white; stamens up to 2 cm. Pods flattened, narrow, up to 18 cm, brown.
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia harveyi E. Fourn. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125670
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Frequency

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Frequent
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia harveyi E. Fourn. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125670
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Mark Hyde
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Bart Wursten
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Petra Ballings
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Worldwide distribution

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From southern Kenya to Botswana and in South Africa
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Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Albizia harveyi E. Fourn. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=125670
author
Mark Hyde
author
Bart Wursten
author
Petra Ballings
original
visit source
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Flora of Zimbabwe