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

• Homotypic
  • Acacia zygia (DC.) Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 364 (1883)
  • Feuilleea zygia (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891)
  • Inga zygia DC., Mém. Légum.: 440 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Albizia brownei (Walp.) Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 362 (1871)
  • Albizia letestui Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 87: 260 (1941)
  • Albizia welwitschioides Schweinf. ex Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 867 (1930)
  • Zygia brownei Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 928 (1843)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Macbride, J.F., 1919. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. Cambridge, MA 59:3. 1919

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 zygia 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 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Albizia zygia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Albizia zygia. Published online. Accessed: October 10 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: 2022 October 10.

Vernacular names

English: West African Albizia

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