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List of Albizia species

List of Albizia species is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Albizia species rather than just read about it. In short: There are approximately 99 accepted species in the legume tree genus Albizia, the silk trees, sirises, or albizias. Numerous species placed in Albizia by early authors were eventually moved to other genera, particularly Archidendron and many other Ingeae, as well as certain Acacieae, Mimoseae, and even Caesalpinioideae and Faboideae.

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There are approximately 99 accepted species in the legume tree genus Albizia, the silk trees, sirises, or albizias. Numerous species placed in Albizia by early authors were eventually moved to other genera, particularly Archidendron and many other Ingeae, as well as certain Acacieae, Mimoseae, and even Caesalpinioideae and Faboideae. The delimitation of Falcataria and Pithecellobium - close relatives of Albizia - is notoriously complex, with species having been moved between the genera time and again, and probably will continue to do so. Other closely related genera like Chloroleucon and Samanea are often merged with Albizia entirely.

A Albizia acle (Blanco) Merr. (syn. Mimosa acle) - acle, akle Albizia adianthifolia (Schumach.) W.Wight (syn. Albizia fastigiata (E.Mey.) Oliv.) Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin Albizia androyensis Capuron Albizia anthelmintica (A.Rich.) Brongn. (syns. Albizia conjugatopinnata Vatke and A. umbalusiana Sim) Albizia antunesiana Harms Albizia arenicola R.Vig. Albizia atakataka Capuron Albizia attopeuensis (Pierre) I.C.Nielsen Albizia aurisparsa (Drake) R.Vig. ex Capuron Albizia aylmeri Hutch. ex Broun & Massey

B Albizia balabaka Capuron Albizia bequaertii De Wild. Albizia bernieri E.Fourn. ex Villiers Albizia boinensis R.Vig. Albizia boivinii E.Fourn. – endemic to Madagascar Albizia brevifolia Schinz. (syn. Albizia parvifolia Burtt Davy) Albizia burmanica I.C.Nielsen

C Albizia calcarea Y.H.Huang Albizia canescens Benth. – Belmont siris Albizia carrii Kanis Albizia chevalieri Harms Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. (syn. Albizia minyi De Wild.) – Chinese albizia Albizia commiphoroides Capuron Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. (syns. Albizia katangensis De Wild. and A. poissoni A.Chev.) Albizia corniculata (Lour.) Druce (syn. Albizia milletii Benth.) Albizia crassiramea Lace (syn. Albizia lancangensis Y.Y.Qian)

D Albizia divaricata Capuron Albizia dolichadena (Kosterm.) I.C.Nielsen Albizia duclouxii Gagnep.

E Albizia elegans Kurz Albizia eriorhachis Harms Albizia euryphylla Harms

F Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth. (syn. Albizia corbisieri De Wild.) – musase Albizia forbesii Benth.

G Albizia garrettii I.C.Nielsen Albizia glaberrima (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. Albizia glaberrima var. glaberrima Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens (Oliv.) Brenan (syn. Albizia gillardinii G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique) Albizia glaberrima var. mpwapwensis Brenan Albizia grandibracteata Taub. Albizia greveana (Baill.) R.Baron – endemic to Madagascar Albizia guillainii Guillaumin Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm. – tropical Africa and central Madagascar Albizia gummifera var. ealensis (De Wild.) Brenan (syn. Albizia ealensis De Wild.) Albizia gummifera var. gummifera (syn. Albizia mearnsii De Wild.)

H Albizia harveyi E.Fourn. (syn. Albizia pospischilii Harms)

Albizia isenbergiana (A.Rich.) E.Fourn.

J Albizia jaubertiana E.Fourn. Albizia julibrissin Durazz. – Persian silk tree, pink siris, nemu tree, bastard tamarind, Lenkoran acacia; shabkhosb (Persian); nemunoki, nemurinoki, nenenoki (Japanese) Albizia julibrissin var. julibrissin (syn. Albizia rosea Carrière) Albizia julibrissin var. mollis (Wall.) Benth.

K Albizia kalkora (Roxb.) Prain (syns. Albizia glabrior (Koidz.) Ohwi, A. longepedunculata Hayata, A. macrophylla (Bunge) P.C.Huang ex Chakrab. & M.Gangop., and A. simeonis Harms) – Kalkora mimosa Albizia kostermansii I.C.Nielsen

Albizia lankaensis Kosterm. Albizia lathamii Hole Albizia laurentii De Wild. Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. – Lebbeck, lebbek tree, frywood, koko, woman's-tongue tree Albizia lebbekoides (DC.) Benth. – Indian albizia Albizia lucida (Jacques) Benth. (syn. Albizia lucidior (Steud.) I.C.Nielson ex H.Hara)

M Albizia mahalao Capuron Albizia mainaea Villiers – endemic to Madagascar Albizia malacophylla (A.Rich.) Walp. Albizia masikororum R.Vig. Albizia morombensis Capuron Albizia mossamedensis Torre Albizia myriophylla Benth.

N Albizia numidarum Capuron

O Albizia obbiadensis (Chiov.) Brenan Albizia odorata R.Vig. Albizia odoratissima (L.f.) Benth. (syn. Albizia orissensis K.C.Sahni & Bennet) Albizia oliveri Pellegr. Albizia ortegae Britton & Rose

Albizia papuensis Verdc. Albizia pedicellata Baker ex Benth. Albizia perrieri (Drake) R.Vig. ex Capuron Albizia petersiana (Bolle) Oliv. Albizia philippinensis I.C.Nielsen Albizia poilanei I.C.Nielsen Albizia polyphylla E.Fourn. – endemic to Madagascar Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. – tall albizia

R Albizia retusa Benth. Albizia retusa subsp. morobei I.C.Nielsen Albizia retusa subsp. retusa (syn. Albizia littoralis Teijsm. & Binn.) Albizia rosulata (Kosterm.) I.C.Nielsen Albizia rubiginosa Miq. Albizia rufa (Hassk.) Benth.

S Albizia sahafariensis Capuron Albizia salomonensis C.T.White Albizia saponaria (Lour.) Blume ex Miq. – white-flowered albizia Albizia schimperiana Oliv. Albizia sherriffii Baker f. Albizia splendens Miq. Albizia suluensis Grestner – Zulu albizia

T Albizia tanganyicensis Baker f. Albizia tanganyicensis subsp. adamsoniorum Brenan Albizia tanganyicensis subsp. tanganyicensis Albizia thompsonii Brandis Albizia tomentella Miq. Albizia tomentella var. rotundata (I.C.Nielsen) I.C.Nielsen Albizia tomentella var. sumbawaensis (I.C.Nielsen Albizia tomentella var. tomentella Albizia tulearensis R.Vig.

U Albizia umbrosa (Wall.) Benth.

V Albizia vaughanii Brenan Albizia verrucosa Capuron Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv. (syn. Albizia mossambicensis Sim) Albizia vialeana Pierre Albizia viridis E.Fourn.

W Albizia welwitschii Oliv. Albizia westerhuisii I.C.Nielsen

X Albizia xerophytica J.Linares

Z Albizia zimmermannii Harms (syn. Albizia gigantea A.Chev.) Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. (syns. Albizia brownei (Walp.) Oliv.. A. letestui Pellegr., and A. welwitschioides Schweinf. ex Baker f.)

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