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[1]
  • 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)[2]
  • Mimosa lucida Roxb. (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Pithecellobium bigeminum Hassk. (1855), nom. illeg.

Albizia lucida[3][4] is an Asian tree species in the Acacia clade. It ranges from the western Himalayas through Indochina and southern China to Taiwan.[1] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[5] In Vietnam it may be called bản xe (or đái bò).[2]

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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Albizia lucida (Jacques) Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 August 2023
  2. 1 2 3 Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.
  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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