Fabaceae
Albizia

Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin

First published in P.-S.Laurentie & al., Encycl. Dix-Neuvième Siécle 2: 34 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, India, Sri Lanka. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1993). Flora of Somalia 1: 1-493. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Boiv. in Encycl. XIX me Siècle, ed. 1,2: 34 (? 1834).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Ambasta, S. P. (1986). The useful plants of India
  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1959). Mimosoideae. In: Fl. Trop. East Africa. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
  • Chakrabatry, T & Gangopadhyay, M (1996). J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 20: 581-597. The genus Albizia in India.
  • Drummond & Coates Palgrave (1973). Common Trees of the Highveld
  • Senaratna, L. K. (2001). A check list of the flowering plants of Sri Lanka. Colombo.
  • Singh, A. N. (1993). In: Verma, D. M. & al. (Eds.) Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Vol. 1.
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1955 Schimper [818] Ethiopia K000244497 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Miller, O.B. [1287] Botswana K000489643 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Schimper [883] Ethiopia K000244493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Schimper [883] Ethiopia K000244496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [294] Sudan K000244491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [294] Sudan K000244492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [244] K000244494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Kotschy [244] K000244495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Pole-Evans, I.B. [s.n.] Botswana K000489642 Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Milne-Redhead, E. [1207] Zambia K000244532 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Milne-Redhead, E. [1207] Zambia K000244531 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1918 s.coll. [5259] India K000800920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1918 s.coll. [597] K000800921 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Demissew, S.; Atem, A.; Abebe, W,; Getachew, E. [15401] Ethiopia K001307076 Yes
Friis, I.; Demissew, S.; Atem, A.; Abebe, W,; Getachew, E. [15418] Ethiopia K001307077 Yes
McClintock, A. [43] Botswana K000489640 Yes
Santini, S. [838] Uganda K001307707 Yes
Walker [s.n.] India K000800922 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, P.A. [2742] Botswana K000489641 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5238] Acacia amara K001120248 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5238] Acacia amara K001120250 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5238] Acacia amara K001120249 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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