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ALBIZZIA Durazz.
Trees or shrubs without prickles or spines (except in our area for a very small prickle beneath the node in A. harveyi and some branchlets which may be sharp and spiny at the ends in A. anthelmintica). Leaves 2-pinnate; petiole with a single gland; rhachis eglandular; pinnae opposite or subopposite. Leaflets opposite. Inflorescence of axillary and solitary or fascicled, pedunculate, ± hemispheric "powder-puff" heads (in our area). Flowers bisexual or occasionally male; 1-2 modified central flowers in each head different in form to the others (readily seen here is this image of Albizia adianthifolia). Calyx with 5 teeth or lobes. Corolla gamopetalous with usually 5 lobes. Stamens numerous (19-50) and prominent, with filaments united in a staminal tube. Pod oblong, straight, flat. Seeds usually flat. Derivation of name: Named after Filippo degli Albizzi, an Italian naturalist. Worldwide: 118 species in warm Asia, Africa and America. Zimbabwe: 18 taxa. Insects associated with this genus:
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Species | FZ divisions | Content |
adianthifolia (Schumach.) W. Wight var. adianthifolia | E,S | Description, Image |
amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
amara × antunesiana | C | |
anthelmintica (A. Rich.) Brongn. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
antunesiana Harms | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
brevifolia Schinz | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
chinensis (Osbeck) Merr. | E | Image |
forbesii Benth. | E,S | |
glaberrima (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. var. glabrescens (Oliv.) Brenan | E,S | Description, Image |
gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A. Sm. | E,S | Description, Image |
harveyi E. Fourn. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
petersiana (Bolle) Oliv. subsp. evansii (Burtt Davy) Brenan | E,S | |
procera (Roxb.) Benth. | E | |
schimperiana Oliv. var. schimperiana | E | Description, Image |
schimperiana Oliv. var. amaniensis (Baker f.) Brenan | E | |
tanganyicensis Baker f. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
versicolor Welw. ex Oliv. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
zimmermannii Harms | N,C | Description, Image |
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