Albizia lebbeck

Albizia lebbeck

Albizia lebbeck

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 lebbeck

Name

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., 1844

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1066 (1806)
  • Feuilleea lebbeck (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 188 (1891)
  • Mimosa lebbeck L., Sp. Pl.: 516 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia seeressa Roxb. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 8 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1066 (1806)
  • Albizia latifolia Boivin, P.-S.Laurentie & al., Encycl. Dix-Neuvième Siécle 2: 33 (1837)
  • Albizia speciosa (Jacq.) Benth., London J. Bot. 1: 527 (1842)
  • Inga borbonica Hassk., Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 54 (1842)
  • Inga leucoxylon Hassk., Flora 25(2, Beibl. 1): 54 (1842)
  • Mimosa flexuosa Rottler ex Wight & Arn., Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 275 (1834), not validly publ.
  • Mimosa seeressa Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 149 (1841), orth. var.
  • Mimosa sirissa Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 2: 544 (1832)
  • Mimosa speciosa Jacq., Icon. Pl. Rar. 1: 19, t. 198 (1787)
  • Pithecellobium splitgerberianum Miq., Stirp. Surinam. Select.: 5 (1851)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Andaman Is., Myanmar Introduced into: Afghanistan, Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Borneo, Burkina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Somalia, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Doubtfully present in: Maldives References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1844. London Journal of Botany. London 3:87.

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Albizia lebbeck in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Albizia lebbeck. 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Albizia lebbeck. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Albizia lebbeck. Published online. Accessed: October 10 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Albizia lebbeck in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2022 October 10.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: lebbekboom
English: woman's tongue, acacia-tree, Broome raintree, East Indian-walnut, frywood, Indian siris, koko, lebbek, lebbektree, powderpuff-tree, siristree, women's-tongue-tree
português: coração-de-negro, ébano-oriental, língua-de-mulher, língua-de-sogra
தமிழ்: Vaagai (வாகை)

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