Albizia myriophylla varies in habit from a scrambling shrub to a vigorous climbing plant.

The branchlets are armed with hook-like prickles up to 5mm long. Distributed- E. Asia -
India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia.
The plant has local medicinal and edible uses. ( Cite as-Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern.
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Described by Roxburgh W. Flora Indica, or description of Indian plants. Serampore, India: W. Thacker and Co., 1832; p.
549-550

The genus Albizia of the Leguminosae family contains greatly valued multipurpose plants (Kokwaro,
1976). Albizia myriophylla is among the most important medicinal plant and is used alone or in
combination with other medicinal plants in various Thai herbal formulas, especially those for remedy of
oral diseases including dental caries and aphthous ulcer (Neamsuvan et al., 2012). A broad range of
pharmacological effects of this plant including antioxidant, anticandidal, and antibacterial activities has
been previously established (Joycharat et al., 2013; Steinrut et al., 2011).