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| about 150 other species |
Albizia is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fastgrowing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the Mimosoideae subfamily of the Fabaceae, pantropical but mostly in the Old World.
These are usually small trees or shrubs with a short lifespan. Some are considered weeds. The leaves are pinnate. Their small flowers are in bundles. Their showy stamens are much longer than the petals.
One species Albizia julibrissin, the Silk Tree or Pink Piris, extends well north into temperate regions in east Asia, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°C, provided it gets adequate summer heat to ripen the shoots. It is sometimes planted as an ornamental. Albizia moluccana is a common shadow tree on tea plantations.
In North America, where it is commonly grown as an ornamental tree, it is often confusingly called "mimosa", a name which correctly belongs to Mimosa pudica and other species in the genus Mimosa; it seeds itself very freely and is becoming regarded as an invasive species in several US States.
Species
- Albizia acle : Acle, Akle
- Albizia adinocephala : Cream Albizia.
- Albizia berteriana : Bertero Albizia
- Albizia carbonaria : Naked Albizia, Siristree Albizia; Cotton Varay, East-Indian Walnut, Naked-Indian, Siris Tree
- Albizia chinensis : Chinese Albizia
- Albizia ferruginea : Albizia, musase
- Albizia julibrissin : Pink Siris, Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree
- Albizia kalkora : Kalkora Mimosa
- Albizia lebbeck : Siris, Woman's-Tongue Tree
- Albizia lebbekoides : Indian Albizia
- Albizia niopoides : Tantakayo Albizia
- Albizia odoratissima : Albizia
- Albizia procera : Tall Albizia)
- Albizia saman : Rain Tree
- Albizia saponaria : Whiteflower Albizia.
- Albizia sinaloensis : Sinaloa-Albizia
- Albizia tomentosa : Tomentose Albizzia
- Albizia zygia : Albizia
- Albizia acrodena, Albizia adiantipholia , Albizia amaniensis, Albizia amara, Albizia angolensis, Albizia anthelmintica, Albizia antunesiana, Albizia attopeuensis, Albizia aylmeri, Albizia barinensis, Albizia brevifolia, Albizia buntingii, Albizia burkartiana, Albizia canescens, Albizia caribea, Albizia chevalieri, Albizia coriaria, Albizia coripatensis, Albizia cubana, Albizia distachya, Albizia ealaensis, Albizia edwallii, Albizia eriorhachys, Albizia euryphylla, Albizia forbesii, Albizia gillardinii , Albizia glaberrrima (= Albizia rhombifolia), Albizia glabripetala, Albizia grandibracteata, Albizia guachapele, Albizia gummifera (= Albizia adiantipholia), Albizia harveyi, Albizia idiopoda, Albizia inundata, Albizia isenbergiana, Albizia katangensis, Albizia kostermansii, Albizia leonardii, Albizia malacocarpa, Albizia odoratissima, Albizia papuensis, Albizia pedicellata, Albizia petersiana, Albizia plurijuga, Albizia purpusii, Albizia retusa, Albizia rosulata, Albizia saman , Albizia schimperana, Albizia splendens, Albizia stipulata, Albizia tanganyicensis, Albizia versicolor, Albizia welwitschii, Albizia zimmermannii.