Albizia procera (Roxb.)Benth.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Albizia Durazz.
Tribe: Ingeae
References: [1][1224][1430][1915][2264][2986]

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Other names:

• Acacia elata Voigt [Misapplied] [1915]
  
• Acacia procera (Roxb.)Willd. [Synonym] [1430]
  
• Feuilleea procera (Roxb.)Kuntze [Synonym] [2986]
  
• Mimosa procera Roxb. [Synonym] [1181][1360][1430][2264]
  

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Common Names:

• Albicia [1430]
  
• Silver Bark Rain Tree [2264]
  
• Tall Albizia [1430]
  
• Vaivai Ni Vavalagi [2264]
  
• White Siris [1360] [1430]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Further editing:
  • 2001-05 Bisby FA & Roskov YR
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Nielsen IC & Rico ML
  • 2001-05 Barneby RC & Grimes JW (Monograph 1996/97)
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Wood [2] [2264]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Egypt [8]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [4]
  • South Africa [19]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Uganda [2]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1] [1913] [1986] [2010] [2986]
  • Cambodia [1913]
  • China [1986] [2986]
  • India [1986] [2986]
  • Jawa [1986]
  • Laos [1913]
  • Lesser Sunda Is [1986]
  • Moluccas [1986]
  • Myanmar [1986]
  • Pakistan [2010]
  • Philippines [1986] [2986]
  • Sri Lanka [2986]
  • Sulawesi [1986]
  • Taiwan [1986] [2986]
  • Thailand [1986]
  • Vietnam [1913]

• Australasia [261] [1986] [2986]
  • Australia [1986] [2986]
    • Queensland [2986]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1430] [2986]
  • Cuba [2986]
  • Jamaica [2986]
  • Puerto Rico [1430] [2986]

• Central America
  • Panama [1224]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [3052] [3060]
  • Mauritius [1915] [3052]
  • Rodrigues [3060]

• North America [1360]
  • United States [1360]
    • Florida [1360]

• Pacific Ocean [261] [2264]
  • Bismarck Archipelago [261]
  • Fiji [2264]

• South America [2986]
  • Brazil [2986]

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Notes:

• Cultivated in the botanic garden on Mauritius. [1915]
  
• Introduced at experimental stations & in botanical gardens of neotropics as [2986]
  
• shade tree and source of fuel. [2986]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:40