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Taxon:  Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Albizia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
2140
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:87. 1844
Verified:
12/23/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (3  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa lebbeck L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia lebbek (L.) Willd.
Mimosa sirissa Roxb.
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Common names
English
acacia-tree –
Broome raintree –
East Indian-walnut –
frywood –
Indian siris –
koko –
lebbek –
lebbektree –
powderpuff-tree –
siristree –
women's-tongue-tree –
Afrikaans
lebbekboom –
Portuguese (Brazil)
ébano-oriental –
coração-de-negro –
língua-de-mulher –
língua-de-sogra –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaCape Verde  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
6Other     
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cape Verde
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Other ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:40.
Environmentalagroforestry National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Environmentalornamental National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Environmentalrevegetator National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Environmentalshade/shelter National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Environmentalsoil improver National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Fuelspotential as fuelwood National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materialsgum/resin National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Weedpotential seed contaminant Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
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=2140. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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