Flatcrown Albizia - Kloof Conservancy BioGuide
Height It can reach to 25m in the Kloof area
SA Tree Number 148
Conservation Status Least Concern but is often irreparably damaged by irresponsible medicinal herb collectors
This is a magnificent tree with a spreading flatcrown and fine leaves with leaflets.
Its range extends from eastern South Africa to Tropical Africa.
The flowers are striking, forming relatively large, half-spherical heads. Petals are white or greenish white and joined for at least two thirds of their length. Stamens are fused partly to form a tube and reddish pink or green at the tips. The tree flowers in spring during the months of September-November.
Pale brown, papery, bumpy, broad-bean pods hang from the tree in profusion.
Many different butterflies are attracted to the tree when in bloom. These include the Blue-spotted Charaxes, Charaxes cithaeron, and the Satyr Charaxes, Charaxes ethaleon
Blue duiker feed on the seedpods.
One of the iconic trees of our area and found throughout Kloof.
Albizia – named after Filippo degli Albizi, an 18th century Florentine naturalist who introduced a species of this genus to European horticulture in 1749
The term adianthifolia means with leaves ‘like maidenhair fern’.
The flatcrown is one of the “pioneer species” in our area and have a limited lifespan of approximately 50years.
Pioneer plant species are the first adaptable and vigorous flora to colonize disturbed or damaged ecosystems. These plants readily acclimate to bare soil, have the ability to grow and regenerate and respond vigorously to poor site conditions.
Pioneer tree species are known for their ability to readily seed on bare soil and withstand the rigors of low moisture availability, full sunlight and high temperatures along with poor available site nutrients.
Izikhathi zonyaka Uhlobo lwesihlahla esiwisa amaqabunga ebusika.
Ubude Bungafika ku 25m endaweni nase Kloof
Conservation Isimo Lincane kodwa sivame ukwenza umonakalo ongenakulungiseka owenziwa ngabakhi bemithi yamakhambi abanga
Sihlahla esimangalisayo esisabalalisa usolo kanye namaqabunga acwecwekile lelifulethe.
Sihleleka sisabalale kusuka empumalanga neNingizimu Afrika kuye kwi Tropiki Afrika.
Biqhasha izimbali, sakhe ezingaba nkulu, zibe namakhanda awuhafu wendilinga. Izigceme zimhlophe noma ziluhlazana ngokumhlophe futhi zixhume okungenani ingxenye yokuthathu ebudeni bazo. Amastemeni axuba ngokuhlukana ukwakha ishubhu kanye nokuphinki ngokubovana noma okuluhlaza kwizihloko. Izimbali zesihlahla entwasahlobo ngenkathi yezinyanga zoMandulo kuya ku-Lwezi.
Okunsundu ngokumhloshana, okuliphepha, nyakazisayo, umdumba kabhontshisi obanzi ulenga esihlahleni ngobuningi.
Izinhlobo eziningi zezivemvane zidobekela esihlahleni uma siqhakaza. Loku kubala ne-Blue Spotted Charaxes, Charaxes Cithaeron kanye ne-Satyr Charaxes, Charaxes Ethaleon.
Blue Duiker adla imidumba mbewu.
Esisodwa sesihlahla esiyi koni lendawo yethu futhi ulithola phakathi ngKloof.
Albizia-liqanjwe emva kwe-Fillippo Degli Albizi, ngezi 18th century Florentine ngokwemvelo olwethulwa uhlobo lwalenhlobo yoku limayama-European ngo, 1749. Umkhawulo adianthifolia okuchaza ukuba namaqabunga njenge-maidenhair (isihlahla esihlobisa ngaso) isikhomakhoma (fern). Usolo olunye “uhlobo lomcabi” kwindawo yethu futhi sinempilo elinganisiwe ecishe ibe iminyaka engu 50.
Umcabi uhlobo lwesitshalo esingesokuqala ukuphendukisela futhi imbali enamandla okuphazamisa ukwakha umgwamanda kwelinye izwe (colonize) noma ukulimaza umhlahlandlela. Lezitshalo zilungele ukujwayeza umoya omusha welinye izwe kumhlabathi ongenalutho, zinekhono lokukhula futhi zizalise ngokushesha zibuye ziphendule ngamandla kulezozimo izineziza ezimpofu.
Umcabi uhlobo lwesihlahla olaziwa ngekhono lokulungela ukutshala imbewu emhlabathini ompofu futhi limelane nokuqina kokubaphansi kwezinga lomswakama, ukukhanya kwelanga okugcwele kanye namazina aphezulu okushisa ahamba nezinga elimpofu lesizinda sokunika amandla emzimbeni.