List of Albizia species

Cream albizia (A. adianthifolia)
Albizia amara

There are approximately 99 accepted species in the legume tree genus Albizia, the silk trees, sirises, or albizias.[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

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B

C

D

E

F

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[3][4]
  • 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

I

Flowers of pink siris (A. julibrissin)

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

L

Seedpods of lebbeck (A. lebbeck)

M

N

O

P

Tall albizia (A. procera) parts drawing

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

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.)

Formerly placed here

The Moluccan Albizia is now Falcataria falcata.
Madras Thorn is now Pithecellobium dulce.

and others

Footnotes

  1. ^ Albizia Durazz.. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b ILDIS (2005)
  3. ^ a b c Brown, Andy. "Albizia Tree Names and Types". Tree Names.
  4. ^ a b c "The Plant List". The Plant List, a working list of all plant species. 2013.

References

  • International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Albizia. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
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