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Genus: Albizia Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
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Angiospermae (flowering
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Fabales
> Family: Fabaceae > Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
About
145 species, distributed from Africa to Asia and Australia. There are 17 species
native to southern Africa, three species that are naturalised to
the region, and an additional eight species that are cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants of
southern Africa - an online checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants of southern Africa (POSA)
- an online checklist (SANBI).
Albizia julibrissin (Silk tree,
Pink siris) Native from Iran to China and Korea. |
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Albizia lebbeck (Lebbeck tree,
Lebbeckboom, Siris)
Native from India to Australia.
A Category 1 invasive plant in
South Africa. |
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Albizia procera (False lebbeck,
Basterlebbeck)
Native from India to the Philippines.
A Category 1 invasive plant in
South Africa. |
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Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2000).
Albizia chinensis (Chinese false-thorn)
Native from Pakistan to Indonesia. |
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Albizia coriaria
Native to tropical Africa. |
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Albizia falcataria (Batai wood)
Native to Indonesia. |
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Albizia niopoides
Native to South America and the West Indies. |
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Albizia odoratissima
Native from India to Malaysia. |
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Albizia pruinosa
Native to Australia. |
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Albizia saman (Rain tree)
Native from Mexico to Brazil. |
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Albizia saponaria
Native from Indochina to the Philippines. |
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