{"id":5328,"date":"2011-07-21T21:20:40","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T03:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=5328"},"modified":"2021-02-25T02:22:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T07:22:47","slug":"west-african-albizia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/west-african-albizia\/","title":{"rendered":"West African albizia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5328\" class=\"elementor elementor-5328\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56888cf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56888cf9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f655ee6\" data-id=\"2f655ee6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4ac633 custom-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5e4ac633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fabaceae\/\">Fabaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fabaceae\/albizia\/\"> Albizia <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>ferruginea\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a786e51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a786e51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224cc2af\" data-id=\"224cc2af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767b46ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767b46ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24866\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea-225x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea-225x450.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea-300x600.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West African albizia (Albizia ferruginea)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68e151e7\" data-id=\"68e151e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8cff7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8cff7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> West African albizia, albizia, tanga tanga<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> Albizia ferruginea<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Tropical Africa<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 100-130 ft <span class=\"metric\">(30-40 m)<\/span> tall,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-3 ft <span class=\"metric\">(.6-1 m)<\/span> trunk diameter<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\"><strong>Average Dried Weight:<\/strong><\/a> 37.7 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(605 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/span><\/p><p><strong><a title=\"Technically, specific gravity is a measure of the ratio of a wood\u2019s density as compared to water. (So if a wood is of the same density as water, the specific gravity would be 1.00.) The first number is the basic specific gravity, based on the botanical standard of ovendry weight and green volume. The second number is meant for woodworkers, and is simply a snapshot of the wood\u2019s specific gravity at 12% MC, (that is, both 12% MC weight and volume).\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\">Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC):<\/a><\/strong> 0.52, 0.6<\/p><p><a title=\"The actual number listed is the amount of pounds-force (lbf) or newtons (N) required to imbed a .444 inch (11.28 mm) diameter steel ball into the wood to half the ball\u2019s diameter. This number is given for wood that has been dried to a 12% moisture content, unless otherwise noted.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness:<\/strong><\/a> 1,020 lb<sub>f<\/sub> <span class=\"metric\">(4,530 N)<\/span><\/p><p><a title=\"Modulus of rupture, frequently abbreviated as MOR, (sometimes referred to as bending strength), is a measure of a specimen\u2019s strength before rupture. It can be used to determine a wood species\u2019 overall strength; unlike the modulus of elasticity, which measures the wood\u2019s deflection, but not its ultimate strength. (That is to say, some species of wood will bow under stress, but not easily break.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture:<\/strong><\/a> 11,990 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(82.7 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a title=\"In the simplest terms, the modulus of elasticity (MOE) measures a wood\u2019s stiffness, and is a good overall indicator of its strength. Technically it\u2019s a measurement of the ratio of stress placed upon the wood compared to the strain (deformation) that the wood exhibits along its length.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus:<\/strong><\/a> 1,581,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(10.91 GPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a title=\"Sometimes known as compression strength parallel to the grain, this is a measurement of the wood\u2019s maximum crushing strength when weight is applied to the ends of the wood (compression is parallel to the grain). This number is a good indicator of the wood\u2019s strength in applications such as deck posts, chair legs, or other circumstances where the load being applied is parallel rather than perpendicular to the grain.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength:<\/strong><\/a> 7,160 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(49.4 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage:<\/strong><\/a> Radial: 2.7%, Tangential: 4.6%,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volumetric: 7.4%, T\/R Ratio: 1.7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca126f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ca126f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pics\"><i class=\"fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>More images<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"#identification\"><i class=\"fa fa-search fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>Identification<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-288e1f32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"288e1f32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-167bd134\" data-id=\"167bd134\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1523ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c1523ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Heartwood is golden brown, frequently with bands of lighter and darker colored wood. Contrasting sapwood is pale yellow. Color tends to\u00a0darken with age.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Grain is usually interlocked. With a coarse texture an good natural luster.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Rated as moderately durable; poor insect resistance.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Moderately easy to work, though interlocked grain can cause tearout during surfacing operations. Turns, glues, and finishes well.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a><\/strong> No characteristic odor.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, West African albizia has been reported to cause eye and respiratory irritation, as well as other effects, such as: <span style=\"color: #000000;\">nausea,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">pink eye<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, giddiness, and nose bleeds<\/span>. See the articles <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Not commonly available, though veneer, solid lumber, and smaller craft blanks are occasionally made available. Expect prices to be in the mid range for an imported hardwood, with figured boards and veneer costing more.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but\u00a0is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as vulnerable\u00a0due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range, and exploitation.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Furniture, veneer, and turned objects.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span> Much like <em>Albizia<\/em> species from Asia, <em>Albizia <\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>ferruginea<\/em> and related species from tropical Africa have<\/span> a lustrous golden brown wood. However, with this beauty comes a caution: the wood can be among the most irritating and inflaming to mucous membranes, and care should be taken whenever airborne sawdust is generated from the wood.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Albizia species such as <em>A. ferruginea<\/em> are know by a number of regional and trade names, such as tanga tanga, iatandza, awiemfosamina, and musase. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\" name=\"identification\"><strong>Identification:<\/strong><\/a> See the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/\">Hardwood Anatomy<\/a> for definitions of endgrain features.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b105128 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b105128\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bef733e\" data-id=\"7bef733e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bd51ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69bd51ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24869\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4-225x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West African albizia (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1650c475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1650c475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_24868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24868\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3-225x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3-225x45.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3-100x20.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">West African albizia (endgrain 1x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-382be566\" data-id=\"382be566\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e18897a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e18897a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#porosity\"><strong>Porosity:<\/strong><\/a> diffuse porous<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#arrangement\"><strong>Arrangement:<\/strong><\/a> solitary and radial multiples<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#size\"><strong>Vessels:<\/strong><\/a> large to very large, very few; both light and dark colored deposits occasionally present<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#paratracheal\"><strong>Parenchyma:<\/strong><\/a> vasicentric, lozenge, confluent, and banded (marginal)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#rays\"><strong>Rays:<\/strong><\/a> narrow to medium; normal spacing<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Lookalikes\/Substitutes:<\/strong><\/span> Appearance is similar to <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/afzelia\/\">afzelia<\/a>, another tropical hardwood with similar distribution. In addition to heartwood fluorescence (see notes below), Albizia species tend to have more color variation and striping, as well as being lighter in weight when compared to <em>Afzelia<\/em> species.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/span> <em>Albizia<\/em> stands as one of the few genera with a wide distribution spanning different continents where the heartwood of all species consistently <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/fluorescence-a-secret-weapon-in-wood-identification\/\">fluoresces under blacklight<\/a>.<br \/>(This is in contrast with <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fabaceae\/afzelia\/\"><em>Afzelia<\/em><\/a>, where the wood is fluorescent much less consistently and not as strongly.) A lack of fluorescence in the heartwood would generally rule out <em>Albizia<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8072f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8072f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63765444\" data-id=\"63765444\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79abade0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"79abade0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fabaceae\/\">Fabaceae<\/a> &gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/fabaceae\/albizia\/\"> Albizia <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>Related Species\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1a9d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1a9d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"facetwp-template\" data-name=\"albizia\"><div class=\"row\">    \n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/west-african-albizia\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-ferruginea-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Albizia, West African<\/strong><br><em>(Albizia ferruginea)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/mimosa\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-julibrissin-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Mimosa<\/strong><br><em>(Albizia julibrissin)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/lebbeck\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-lebbeck-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Lebbeck<\/strong><br><em>(Albizia lebbeck)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/black-siris\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/albizia-odoratissima-250x167.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<br><strong>Siris, black<\/strong><br><em>(Albizia odoratissima)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n    <!-- a six column wide div for each post -->\n    <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n     <p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/monkeypod\/\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/monkeypod.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner size-banner wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/monkeypod.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/monkeypod-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/monkeypod-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/monkeypod-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/>\n<br><strong>Monkeypod<\/strong><br><em>(Albizia saman)<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/br>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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