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Albizia procera (Roxb.)Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Ingeae

GENUS: Albizia Durazz.

Albizia procera (Roxb.)Benth. [Preferred name]
    Acacia elata Voigt {Misapplied}
    Acacia procera (Roxb.)Willd. {Synonym}
    Acacia procera var. elata (Roxb.)Baker {Synonym}
    Acacia procera var. roxburghiana E.Fourn. {Synonym}
    Albizia procera var. elata (Roxb.)Baker {Synonym}
    Albizia procera var. roxburghiana E.Fourn. {Synonym}
    Feuilleea procera (Roxb.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Lignum murinum-majus Rumph. {Synonym}
    Mimosa coriaria Blanco {Synonym}
    Mimosa elata Roxb. {Synonym}
    Mimosa procera Roxb. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Albicia [1430]; Safed Siris [3587]; Silver Bark Rain Tree [2264]; Tall Albizia [1430]; Vaivai Ni Vavalagi [2264]; White Siris [1360, 1430, 1945]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Egypt (I) [8]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; South Africa (I) [19]; Sudan (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [2]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [3744]; Bhutan (N) [1947]; Burma (N) [1986]; Cambodia (N) [1913]; China (N) [1986, 2986, 3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; India (N) [261, 1914, 1986, 2986, 3017, 3026, 3028, 3037, 3040, 3092, 3094, 3142, 3366, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3590, 3615, 3649, 3742]; Andhra Pradesh [3742]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3590]; Bihar [3742]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3742]; Jammu-Kashmir [1914]; Karnataka [3742]; Kerala [3742]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3742]; Manipur [3142]; Meghalaya [3742]; Nagaland [3615]; Orissa [3026]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3742]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3742]; Tamil Nadu [3742]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3649]; West Bengal [3037]; Indonesia (N) [1986, 2998]; Jawa (N) [1986]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (N) [1913]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [1986]; Malaysia (N) [1986, 2996]; Moluccas (N) [1986]; Myanmar (N) [1986]; Nepal (N) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [2010]; Philippines (N) [1986, 2986]; Sri Lanka (N) [2986]; Sulawesi (N) [1986]; Sumatera (N) [1986]; Taiwan (N) [1986, 2986, 3403]; Thailand (N) [1986, 1998]; Vietnam (N) [1913]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [261, 1986, 2986]; Queensland [2986]; Papua New Guinea (N) [261]
  Caribbean
Cuba (I) [2986]; Jamaica (I) [2986]; Puerto Rico (I) [1430, 2986]
  Central America
Panama (I) [1224]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (N) [3389]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 3052]; Rodrigues (I) [3060]
  North America
United States (I) [1360, 3157]; Florida [1360, 3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Solomon Is (N) [261]
  South America
Brazil (I) [2986]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [19, 261, 1360, 1430, 1913, 1947, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2264, 2986, 2996, 3403, 3742, 3898] ; Distribution Map [1986] ; Illustration [261, 1913, 1998, 3403, 3593]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3052] ; Conservation Status: Vulnerable [2996] ; Further editing: 2001-05 Bisby FA & Roskov YR, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] ; Habit: Tree [261] [3052] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3052] ; 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, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004

  
USES:
  Environmental [3898]; Forage [3744]; Medicine [3034]; Toxins [3034]; Wood [2, 261, 1998, 2264, 3030, 3060]

  
NOTES:
  shade tree and source of fuel. [2986]

  
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