Albizia
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About 150 species |
Albizia (syn. Albizzia Benth.) is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Central, South, and southern North America and Australia, but mostly in the Old World tropics.
These are usually small trees or shrubs with a short lifespan. The leaves are pinnately or bipinnately compound. Their small flowers are in bundles, with showy stamens much longer than the petals. Some species are considered weeds.
Albizia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some moths of the genus Endoclita inclulding E. damor, E. malabaricus and E. sericeus.
One species Albizia julibrissin, the Silk Tree or Pink Siris, extends well north into temperate regions in east Asia and is by far the cold-hardiest species, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°C, provided it gets adequate summer heat to ripen the shoots. In North America, where it is commonly grown as an ornamental tree, it is often confusingly called "mimosa", a name which correctly belongs to species in the related genus Mimosa. In several US States, A. julibrissin has become naturalized and is regarded as an invasive species.
Albizia moluccana (now Falcataria moluccana) is a common shade tree on tea plantations.
Species
- Albizia acle (syn. Mimosa acle): Acle, Akle
- Albizia acrodena
- Albizia adinocephala (syn. Pithecellobium adinocephalum): Cream Albizia.
- Albizia amaniensis
- Albizia amara
- Albizia amoenissima
- Albizia androyensis
- Albizia angolensis
- Albizia angulata
- Albizia anthelmintica
- Albizia antunesiana
- Albizia arenicola
- Albizia arunachalensis
- Albizia atakataka
- Albizia austrobrasilica
- Albizia aylmeri
- Albizia balabaka
- Albizia barinensis
- Albizia basaltica
- Albizia bequaerti
- Albizia bernieri
- Albizia berteriana (syn. Acacia berteriana): Bertero Albizia
- Albizia boinensis
- Albizia boivini
- Albizia boromoensis
- Albizia brachycalyx
- Albizia bracteata
- Albizia brevifolia
- Albizia brownii
- Albizia bubalina
- Albizia buntingii
- Albizia burkartiana
- Albizia burmanica
- Albizia calcarea
- Albizia callistemon
- Albizia cambodiana
- Albizia canescens: Townsville Siris
- Albizia carbonaria: Naked Albizia, Siristree Albizia; Cotton Varay, Siris Tree
- Albizia carrii
- Albizia charpentieri
- Albizia chevalieri
- Albizia chinensis (syn. Mimosa chinensis): Chinese Albizia
- Albizia clypearia
- Albizia commiphoroides
- Albizia comptonii
- Albizia conjugato-pinnata
- Albizia corbisieri
- Albizia coreana
- Albizia coriaria
- Albizia crassiramea
- Albizia croizatiana
- Albizia deplanchei
- Albizia divaricata
- Albizia dubia
- Albizia duclouxii
- Albizia ealaensis
- Albizia eggelingii
- Albizia elegans
- Albizia elliptica
- Albizia eriorhachys
- Albizia esquirolii
- Albizia euryphylla
- Albizia evansii
- Albizia eymae,
- Albizia fasciculata
- Albizia fastigiata
- Albizia ferruginea: Albizia, musase
- Albizia flamignii
- Albizia flavovirens
- Albizia forbesii
- Albizia fournieri
- Albizia fulgens
- Albizia fulva
- Albizia gamblei
- Albizia garrettii
- Albizia gigantea
- Albizia gillardinii
- Albizia glaberrima
- Albizia glabrescens
- Albizia glomeriflora
- Albizia gracilifolia
- Albizia grandibracteata
- Albizia granulosa
- Albizia guillainii
- Albizia harveyi
- Albizia hasslerii
- Albizia henryi
- Albizia heterophylla
- Albizia hummeliana
- Albizia hummeliana
- Albizia jaubertiana
- Albizia jiringa
- Albizia julibrissin: Pink Siris, Silk Tree
- Albizia kalkora (syn. Mimosa kalkora): Kalkora Mimosa
- Albizia katangensis
- Albizia kostermansii
- Albizia lancangensis
- Albizia lankaensis
- Albizia laotica
- Albizia latbamii
- Albizia laui
- Albizia laurentii
- Albizia lebbeck: Siris, Woman's-tongue Tree
- Albizia lebbekoides: Indian Albizia
- Albizia leonardii
- Albizia le-testui
- Albizia leptophylla
- Albizia littoralis
- Albizia longepedunculata
- Albizia longipes
- Albizia lophantha
- Albizia lucida
- Albizia lucyi
- Albizia lugardi
- Albizia macrophylla
- Albizia macrothyrsa
- Albizia magallanensis
- Albizia mahalao
- Albizia mainaea
- Albizia malacocarpa
- Albizia maranguensis
- Albizia marthae
- Albizia masikororum
- Albizia mearnsi
- Albizia megaladenia
- Albizia melanesica
- Albizia milleti
- Albizia minahassae
- Albizia minyi
- Albizia moluccana is a synonym for Falcataria moluccana, Moluccan albizia
- Albizia monilifera
- Albizia montana
- Albizia morombensis
- Albizia mossambicensis
- Albizia mossamedensis
- Albizia multiflora: Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earring
- Albizia myriantha
- Albizia myriophylla
- Albizia nayaritensis
- Albizia neumanniana
- Albizia nicoyana
- Albizia niopoides (syn. Pithecellobium niopoides): Tantakayo Albizia
- Albizia numidarum
- Albizia nyasica
- Albizia obliqua
- Albizia obliquifoliata
- Albizia obovata
- Albizia occidentalis: Palo Esopeta
- Albizia odorata
- Albizia odoratissima (syn. Mimosa odoratissima): Albizia
- Albizia oliveri
- Albizia orissensis
- Albizia ortegae
- Albizia pallida
- Albizia papuana
- Albizia parvifolia
- Albizia passargei
- Albizia pedicellata
- Albizia pentzkeana
- Albizia perrieri
- Albizia petersiana
- Albizia philippinensis
- Albizia plurijuga
- Albizia poilanei
- Albizia poissoni
- Albizia polycephala
- Albizia polyphylla
- Albizia pospischilii
- Albizia procera: Tall Albizia
- Albizia purpurea
- Albizia purpusii
- Albizia quartiniana
- Albizia ramiflora
- Albizia retusa
- Albizia rhodesica
- Albizia richardiana
- Albizia rogersii
- Albizia rosea
- Albizia rubiginosa
- Albizia rufa
- Albizia sahafariensis
- Albizia salajeriana
- Albizia salomonensis
- Albizia saman (syn. Pithecellobium saman): Rain Tree
- Albizia saponaria: Whiteflower Albizia.
- Albizia sassa
- Albizia scandens
- Albizia schimperiana
- Albizia schlechteri
- Albizia sherriffii
- Albizia sikharamensis
- Albizia simeonis
- Albizia sinaloensis: Sinaloan Albizia
- Albizia splendens
- Albizia stipulata
- Albizia struthiophylla
- Albizia subfalcata
- Albizia suluensis: Zulu Albizia
- Albizia sumatrana
- Albizia sutherlandi
- Albizia tanganyicensis
- Albizia tanganyicensis ssp. adamsoniorum
- Albizia tengerensis
- Albizia teysmanni
- Albizia thorelii
- Albizia thozetiana
- Albizia tomentella
- Albizia tomentella var. rotundata
- Albizia tomentella var. sumbawaensis
- Albizia tomentosa (syn. Pithecellobium tomentosum): Tomentose Albizzia
- Albizia trichopetala
- Albizia tulearensis
- Albizia turgida
- Albizia umbalusiana
- Albizia vaughanii
- Albizia vernayana
- Albizia verrucosa
- Albizia versicolor
- Albizia vialeana
- Albizia viridis
- Albizia warneckei
- Albizia welwitschii
- Albizia welwitschioides
- Albizia westerhuisii
- Albizia yunnanensis
- Albizia zimmermannii.
Categories
Mimosoideae