Albizia zygia

Albizia zygia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Albizia
Species: Albizia zygia

Name

Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 3 (1919)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Inga zygia DC., Mém. Légum.: 440 (1826)
    • Type: s.coll. s.n. (mislabelled as 'Antilles'; Holotype: G-DC; Isotype: K).
      • Note: fide Villiers (1989: 141).
• Homotypic
  • Zygia brownei Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 928 (1843)
  • Albizia brownei (Walp.) Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 362 (1871)
  • Acacia zygia (DC.) Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 364 (1883)
  • Feuilleea zygia (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Albizia welwitschioides Schweinf. ex Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 867 (1930): not accepted by Villiers (1989) [cited as A. zygia]
  • Albizia letestui Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 87(2): 260 (1940), as 'Albizzia Le-Testui'; synonymized with A. zygia by Villiers (1989)
    • Type: G.M.P.C. Le Testu 8060 (29 April 1930; BR [​BR0000006251413^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [​K000244478^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [​P00418234^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BM {BM000842093^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000842094^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000842095^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, BR [​BR0000006251741^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISC [​LISC001675^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P00418235^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00418236^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
    • Type locality: Gabon. Région de Lastoursville: Levata[Levaca].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea [see Note], Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is. (Bioko) [see Note], Rwanda, Zaïre. Note: Estrella et al. (2005) cite the following specimens: Equatorial Guinea: Lejoly 93/351 (BRLU), Tessmann 175 (K), Tessmann 845 (K); Gulf of Guinea Is. (Bioko): Carvalho 3782 (MA {MA-01-00706068(GBIF), MA-02-00706068(GBIF)}), Carvalho 4248 (MA {MA-01-00706066(GBIF), MA-02-00706066(GBIF)}). Northeast Tropical Africa Chad, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Zimbabwe. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Macbride, J.F. 1919. Notes on certain Leguminosae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 59: 1–27. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page.  [see Mimosaceae]
• Estrella, M., Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. 2005. Checklist of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 138(1): 11–23. JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page.  [see page 13]
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Kokwaro, J.O. & Johns, T. 1998. Luo Biological Dictionary. East African Educational Publishers. ISBN 9966-46-841-2 Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 
• Lock, J.M. 1989. Legumes of Africa. A check-list. 619 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-10-9. Reference page. 
• Oliver, D. 1871. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 2. Leguminosae to Ficoideae. 613 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Pellegrin, F. 1940. Plantae Letestuanae novae (XXVI). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 87(2): 260–261. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1940.10836419 . Reference page. 
• Preedanon, S. & Moutsambote, J.-M. 2005. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville. Reference page. 
• Villiers, J.-F. 1989. Leguminosae-Mimosoideae. Flore du Gabon 31: 1–185. ISBN 2-85654-185-2 BHL. Reference page.  [see pages 138–141]
• Walpers, G.G. 1842–1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus I. 947 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Albizia zygia. Accessed: 2024 June 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Albizia zygia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Albizia zygia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 10. Reference page. 

• Hills, R., 2019. Albizia zygia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60758247A60758254.en.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Albizia zygia. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Albizia zygia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Albizia zygia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 10 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: West African Albizia
luo: Abata(-achol) (Kokwaro & Johns 1998)
Yorùbá: Ayinreta

• Ẹ̀dó: Ekpaghudo

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