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Albizia lebbeck (L.)Benth.

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GENUS: Albizia Durazz.

Albizia lebbeck (L.)Benth. [Preferred name]
    Acacia lebbeck (L.)Willd. {Synonym}
    Acacia lebbek (L.)Willd. {Orthographic variant}
    Acacia macrophylla Bunge {Synonym}
    Acacia speciosa (Jacq.)Willd. {Synonym}
    Albizia latifolia B.Boivin {Synonym}
    Albizia lebbeck var. leucoxylon Hassk. {Synonym}
    Albizia lebbeck var. pubescens Haines {Synonym}
    Albizia lebbeck var. rostrata Haines {Synonym}
    Albizia lebbek sensu auct. {Synonym}
    Feuilleea lebbeck (L.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Inga borbonica Hassk. {Synonym}
    Inga leucoxylon Hassk. {Synonym}
    Mimosa lebbeck L. {Synonym}
    Mimosa lebbek L. {Orthographic variant}
    Mimosa sirissa Roxb. {Synonym}
    Mimosa speciosa Jacq. {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium splitgerberianum Miq. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Acacia [2986]; Baile De Caballero [2986]; Boir Noir [1941]; Bois Noir [1790, 1941, 2968, 2986]; Bonara [3402]; Bwar Nwar [3058]; Ebano-oriental [1167]; Fany [3402]; Faux Mendoravina [3402]; Kona [4751]; Lebbeck [1902]; Lengua De Mujer [2986]; Mara [4751]; Mata-raton [2986]; Rain Tree [2264]; Shack-shack [1790]; Siris [2264, 3030]; Siris-tree [1167]; Suriya Mara [4751]; Vageri [4751]; Vaivai Ni Vavalagi [2264]; Vakai [4751]; Vieille Fille [1790]; Woman's Tongue [1941, 2968, 2986]; Woman's Tongue Tree [1360]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [30]; Benin (I) [11]; Chad (I) [64]; Djibouti (I) [239]; Egypt (I) [8]; Equatorial Guinea (I) [11]; Ethiopia (I) [39]; Gambia The (I) [11]; Ghana (I) [11]; Guinea Bissau (I) [5]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [1]; Liberia (I) [8]; Malawi (I) [6]; Mali (I) [11]; Mozambique (I) [6]; Niger (I) [78]; Nigeria (I) [11]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; Senegal (I) [11]; Sierra Leone (I) [11]; Somalia (I) [39]; South Africa (I) [19]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [11]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [7]; Zambia (I) [6]; Zimbabwe (I) [6]
  Asia
Afghanistan (I) [1939]; Bangladesh (N) [3383, 3744]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Cambodia (I) [1913]; China (I) [2085, 3010, 3403]; Fujian [3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; India (N) [1914, 1947, 3010, 3017, 3020, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3043, 3092, 3094, 3101, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3377, 3380, 3384, 3388, 3584, 3742]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3742]; Bihar [3371]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3584]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3380]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3101]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3043]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3026]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [1947]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3388]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [2022, 2998, 3010]; Iran (I) [1939]; Iraq (I) [1939]; Jawa (N) [2022]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (N) [1913]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [2022]; Malaysia (I) [2022, 3011]; Myanmar (N) [1913]; Nepal (N) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [2010]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3011]; Philippines (I) [3963]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Singapore (I) [3011]; Sri Lanka (N) [1927]; Sulawesi (N) [2022]; Sumatera (N) [3010]; Taiwan (I) [2085, 2827, 3403]; Thailand (I) [1913, 1998]; Vietnam (I) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880, 1948]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (I) [2986]; Bermuda (I) [2986]; Caribbean-TRP (I) [1056, 1102, 1122, 1409, 1430, 1460, 1470, 1614]; Cuba (I) [2986]; Jamaica (I) [2986]; Puerto Rico (I) [2986]; Virgin Is (I) [2986]
  Central America
Belize (I) [1242, 1614, 1645]; El Salvador (I) [2156]; Guatemala (I) [1614, 1645]; Mexico(North & Central) (I) [1460, 1470, 1714, 2986]; Sinaloa [2986]; Tamaulipas [2986]; Mexico(South East) (I) [1117, 1188, 1637, 2986]; Chiapas [2986]; Yucatan [2986]; Nicaragua (I) [3348]; Panama (I) [1224, 1604, 2986]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (I) [1941]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Andaman Is (N) [3389, 3742]; Chagos Archipelago (I) [3065]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Anjouan I [4747]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Maldives (U) [3062]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3067]; Agalega I [3067]; Mayotte (I) [3054, 4747]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Middle East
Oman (I) [1939]; Saudi Arabia (I) [1939]; South Yemen (I) [1939]; Yemen (I) [1939]
  North America
United States (I) [1614, 3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; New Zealand(North) (I) [2265]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1167]; Bolivia (U) [2233]; Brazil (I) [1167, 1414, 2986]; Maranhao [2986]; Minas Gerais [2986]; Colombia (I) [1121, 2986]; French Guiana (I) [1408]; Guyana (N) [2285, 2986]; Paraguay (I) [1167]; Peru (I) [2090]; Surinam (N) [2285, 2986]; Venezuela (I) [1167, 2986]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 261, 1167, 1360, 1790, 1913, 1915, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2111, 2825, 2986, 2996, 3011, 3057, 3348, 3402, 3403, 3742, 3898] ; Illustration [10, 12, 54, 261, 1167, 1430, 1790, 1913, 1929, 1998, 2010, 2085, 3403]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Vulnerable [2996] ; Further editing: 2001-05 Bisby FA & Roskov YR, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1941] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994 Nielsen IC & Rico ML, 2001-05 Barneby RC & Grimes JW (Monograph 1996/97) ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 1999-

  
USES:
  Chemical products [3034]; Domestic [2996]; Environmental [2, 1913, 2022, 2828, 3017, 3402]; Forage [3053]; Medicine [2996, 3030, 3034, 3056, 3742]; Miscellaneous [1947, 3030]; Toxins [3056]; Weed [2264]; Wood [2, 261, 1913, 1998, 2022, 2264, 2828, 2968, 3030, 3053, 3402]

  
NOTES:
  Planted as shade and street tree in Americas. [2986]
  Introduced and cultivated all over the tropics. [2832]
  Probably native to tropical mainland Asia. [1986]
  Probably native of Mainland Asia &/or E.Africa. [1986]
  In Malesia only naturalised in areas with a seasonal climate. [2022]
  Native of Tropical Asia and Africa. [3066]
  Introduced to Mauritius from Bengal by Cossigny in 1767. [3057]

  
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