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Albizia lucida

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Species of legume

Albizia lucida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Albizia
Species: A. lucida
Binomial name
Albizia lucida
(Jacques) Benth. (1844)
Synonyms
  • Acacia lucida Jacques (1837)
  • Albizia bracteata Dunn (1895)
  • Albizia lucidior (Steud.) I.C.Nielsen ex H.Hara (1979), nom. superfl.
  • Albizia gamblei Prain (1897)
  • Albizia meyeri Ricker (1918), nom. superfl.
  • Feuilleea lucida (Jacques) Kuntze (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Inga lucida Wall. (1831), not validly publ.
  • Inga lucidior Steud. (1840)
  • Mimosa lucida Roxb. (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Pithecellobium bigeminum Hassk. (1855), nom. illeg.

Albizia lucida is an Asian tree species in the Acacia clade. It ranges from the western Himalayas through Indochina and southern China to Taiwan. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnam it may be called bản xe (or đái bò).

Description

This tree species grows up to 40 m, in tropical forests up to 1200m elevation. The leaves are (single) pinnate, in 1-3 pairs. The seed pods are yellow and glabrous, typically 160-200 x 25-30mm, containing less than ten 8-9mm seeds.

Flower of Albizia lucida
Pollen grains of Albizia lucida

References

  1. ^ Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
  2. ^ Albizia lucida (Jacques) Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 August 2023
  3. Nielsen I (1985) Opera Botanica 81. The Malesian Sp. of Acacia & Albizia.
  4. Nielsen I (1981) Leg-Mim. In: Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et Viet-nam Vol 19-A.
  5. Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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Taxon identifiers
Albizia lucida
Albizia lucidior
Inga lucidior
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