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Taxon:  Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin



Summary
Genus:
Albizia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
2119
Place of publication:
Encycl. Dix-neuvième Siécle 2:34. 1837
Comment:
in the absence of any other information, the date on the title page of this volume is accepted here
Verified:
12/22/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. amara (0 active accession[s])
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  2. Dyer, R. A. et al., eds. Flora of southern Africa. 1963-
  3. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
  6. Halliday, J. & P. L. Nakao. 1982. Masterlist of woody species under consideration as nitrogen fixing trees. Resource documents on nitrogen-fixing trees, NFTA 82-03/12. 1982 4-11.
  7. Lebrun, J.-P. et al. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional. 1972
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Palmer, E. & N. Pitman. Trees of southern Africa. 1972-1973
  10. Parrotta, J. A. Healing plants of peninsular India. 2001
  11. Thulin, M. Leguminosae of Ethiopia. Opera Bot. 68:1-223. 1983
  12. Troupin, G. Flore du Rwanda. 1978-
  13. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaLimpopo 
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
Native
Africa
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, South Africa [Limpopo]
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Rwanda
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2119. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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