Albizia amara

Albizia amara

Albizia amara

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 amara
Subspecies: A. a. subsp. amara – A. a. subsp. sericocephala

Name

Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin, 1834

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acacia amara (Roxb.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1074 (1806)
  • Feuilleea amara (Roxb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891)
  • Mimosa amara Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 2: 13 (1799)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe Regional: Central Africa Chad Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India, Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boivin, L.H. in P.-S.Laurentie & al., 1834. Encyclopedie du Dix-neuvieme Siecle 2:34.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Albizia amara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 09. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Albizia amara. 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 09. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Albizia amara. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Albizia amara. Published online. Accessed: October 09 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Albizia amara in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 October 09.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: bittervalsdoring
English: bitter false-thorn
മലയാളം: വരച്ചി
svenska: Bitteralbizia
中文: 阿拉玛合欢

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